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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         44   1257 AM  87    1991  54    -10       40
  MINIMUM         27   1118 PM  -1    1964  34     -7       32
  AVERAGE         36                        44     -8       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.43 1882   0.07   0.30     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      1.73   0.65     1.33
  SINCE MAR 1      2.38                      1.73   0.65     1.33
  SINCE JAN 1      4.71                      4.15   0.56     4.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             7.3  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.3
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.0   -3.7     10.3
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       4.0   -3.7     10.3
  SINCE JUL 1     34.5                      34.7   -0.2     33.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       29                        21      8       29
  MONTH TO DATE  526                       695   -169      733
  SINCE MAR 1    526                       695   -169      733
  SINCE JUL 1   4392                      5488  -1096     5322

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  LT FREEZING RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM
 LOWEST     65          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        80      1895
                                             1989
                                             2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 27 2024.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
MARCH 28 2024.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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