Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLMDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 91 03/29/1986
LOW -22 03/01/1962
HIGHEST 81 03/14 75 6
03/28
LOWEST 17 03/02 9 8
MEAN 46.0 39.4 6.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 3.0 -2.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 15 19.0 -4.0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.5 -0.5
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.82 1990
MINIMUM 0.04 1885
TOTALS 2.67 2.17 0.50
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.07 0.02
DAYS >= .01 11
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 3.0 4.4 -1.4
SINCE 7/1 14.3 35.1 -20.8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 586 796 -210
SINCE 7/1 4989 5588 -599
COOLING TOTAL 5 2 3
SINCE 1/1 5 2 3
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/190 DATE 03/14
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 HAIL 1
SLEET 0 FOG 8
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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