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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT MON MAR 25 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         63    206 PM  88    1907  54      9       57
  MINIMUM         48    542 AM   3    1955  33     15       34
  AVERAGE         56                        43     13       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.08          1.23 1920   0.08   0.00     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      1.66   0.06     1.30
  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      1.66   0.06     1.30
  SINCE JAN 1      4.05                      4.08  -0.03     4.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           5.9  1957   0.0    0.0      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            9                        22    -13       19
  MONTH TO DATE  495                       674   -179      704
  SINCE MAR 1    495                       674   -179      704
  SINCE JUL 1   4361                      5467  -1106     5293

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           800 AM
 LOWEST     48           300 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        87      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        -1      1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 25 2024.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT
MARCH 26 2024.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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