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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT WED MAR 27 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         45    346 PM  80    1895  55    -10       50
                                      1989
                                      2012
  MINIMUM         25    617 AM   6    1964  34     -9       23
  AVERAGE         35                        44     -9       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.01 1975   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      1.81   0.57     1.33
  SINCE MAR 1      2.38                      1.81   0.57     1.33
  SINCE JAN 1      4.71                      4.23   0.48     4.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             3.5  1887   0.1   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.1   -3.8     10.3
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       4.1   -3.8     10.3
  SINCE JUL 1     34.5                      34.8   -0.3     33.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           30                        21      9       28
  MONTH TO DATE  556                       716   -160      761
  SINCE MAR 1    556                       716   -160      761
  SINCE JUL 1   4422                      5509  -1087     5350

 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    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           600 AM
 LOWEST     30           200 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        82      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         9      1970


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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