Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 282228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU MAR 28 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 59 344 PM 82 1910 55 4 50
MINIMUM 29 615 AM 9 1970 34 -5 27
AVERAGE 44 45 -1 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.47 1987 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 1.90 0.48 1.33
SINCE MAR 1 2.38 1.90 0.48 1.33
SINCE JAN 1 4.71 4.32 0.39 4.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 7.2 1886 0.1 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 4.2 -3.9 10.3
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 4.2 -3.9 10.3
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 34.9 -0.4 33.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 21 20 1 26
MONTH TO DATE 577 736 -159 787
SINCE MAR 1 577 736 -159 787
SINCE JUL 1 4443 5529 -1086 5376
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 700 AM
LOWEST 37 300 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 91 1986
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 6 1969
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 28 2024.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT
MARCH 29 2024.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 737 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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