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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
537 PM CDT TUE MAR 26 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         44   1257 AM  87    1991  54    -10       40
  MINIMUM         31   1127 AM  -1    1964  34     -3       32
  AVERAGE         38                        44     -6       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.37          1.43 1882   0.07   0.30     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      1.73   0.65     1.33
  SINCE MAR 1      2.38                      1.73   0.65     1.33
  SINCE JAN 1      4.71                      4.15   0.56     4.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T             7.3  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.3
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.0   -3.7     10.3
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       4.0   -3.7     10.3
  SINCE JUL 1     34.5                      34.7   -0.2     33.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           27                        21      6       29
  MONTH TO DATE  524                       695   -171      733
  SINCE MAR 1    524                       695   -171      733
  SINCE JUL 1   4390                      5488  -1098     5322

 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  LT FREEZING RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM
 LOWEST     66           300 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        80      1895
                                             1989
                                             2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      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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