Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         45   1221 PM  79    1938  51     -6       61
  MINIMUM         31    843 AM   4    1906  31      0       32
  AVERAGE         38                        41     -3       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1912   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.30  -0.60     1.26
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      1.30  -0.60     1.26
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      3.72  -0.69     4.91

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.8  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.5   -3.5      9.9
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.5   -3.5      9.9
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      34.2    0.0     32.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       27                        24      3       18
  MONTH TO DATE  377                       562   -185      594
  SINCE MAR 1    377                       562   -185      594
  SINCE JUL 1   4243                      5355  -1112     5183

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    46           200 AM
 LOWEST     18           500 PM
 AVERAGE    32

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        86      1907
                                             1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         2      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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