Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 052326
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 58 450 PM 74 2009 44 14 55
MINIMUM 30 715 AM -15 1960 25 5 29
AVERAGE 44 34 10 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.35 2022 0.06 -0.06 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.30 -0.29 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.30 -0.29 0.01
SINCE JAN 1 2.34 2.72 -0.38 3.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 7.9 1915 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 31.8 2.4 22.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 21 31 -10 23
MONTH TO DATE 80 158 -78 124
SINCE MAR 1 80 158 -78 124
SINCE JUL 1 3946 4951 -1005 4713
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 1200 AM
LOWEST 37 500 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 77 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -6 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST
MARCH 6 2024.........SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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