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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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