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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         63    206 PM  88    1907  54      9       57
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM   3    1955  33     11       34
  AVERAGE         54                        43     11       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.23 1920   0.08   0.29     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      1.66   0.35     1.30
  SINCE MAR 1      2.01                      1.66   0.35     1.30
  SINCE JAN 1      4.34                      4.08   0.26     4.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       11                        22    -11       19
  MONTH TO DATE  497                       674   -177      704
  SINCE MAR 1    497                       674   -177      704
  SINCE JUL 1   4363                      5467  -1104     5293

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM
 LOWEST     48           300 AM
 AVERAGE    69

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


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 26 2024.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT
MARCH 27 2024.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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