Climatological Report (Daily)
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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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