Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 242234
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 49 359 PM 83 1967 53 -4 53
MINIMUM 34 306 AM 1 1974 33 1 26
AVERAGE 42 43 -1 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.46 1.19 1945 0.07 0.39 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.59 1.58 0.01 1.30
SINCE MAR 1 1.59 1.58 0.01 1.30
SINCE JAN 1 3.92 4.00 -0.08 4.95
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 2.8 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 3.9 -3.6 10.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 3.9 -3.6 10.0
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 34.6 -0.1 32.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 23 22 1 25
MONTH TO DATE 487 652 -165 685
SINCE MAR 1 487 652 -165 685
SINCE JUL 1 4353 5445 -1092 5274
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
MIXED PRECIP
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 1200 PM
LOWEST 66 400 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 88 1907
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 3 1955
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 24 2024.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT
MARCH 25 2024.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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