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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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