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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CST FRI MAR 08 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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   1222 AM  78    1977  45      0       41
  MINIMUM         33   1052 AM  -3    1996  27      6       33
  AVERAGE         39                        36      3       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.16          1.08 1999   0.06   0.10     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.48  -0.24     0.09
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.48  -0.24     0.09
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      2.90  -0.33     3.74

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T            12.0  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.1
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.7   -1.7      0.1
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      32.4    1.8     22.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           26                        29     -3       28
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       247   -101      200
  SINCE MAR 1    146                       247   -101      200
  SINCE JUL 1   4012                      5040  -1028     4789

 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     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     53           400 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        72      1986
                                             1990
                                             2021
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1912


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  8 2024.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST
MARCH  9 2024.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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