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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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  81    2012  49     10       60
  MINIMUM         38    709 AM   0    1890  29      9       34
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.44 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      0.93  -0.23     1.11
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      0.93  -0.23     1.11
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      3.35  -0.32     4.76

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          12.0  2004   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9      8.8
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.9   -2.9      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      33.6    0.6     31.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           16                        26    -10       18
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       438   -193      422
  SINCE MAR 1    245                       438   -193      422
  SINCE JUL 1   4111                      5231  -1120     5011

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM
 LOWEST     42           300 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        84      2012
                                             2015
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -4      1900


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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