Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT TUE MAR 19 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         66    359 PM  81    2012  51     15       44
  MINIMUM         31   1234 AM -10    1923  31      0        9
  AVERAGE         49                        41      8       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.27 1982   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.22  -0.52     1.26
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      1.22  -0.52     1.26
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      3.64  -0.61     4.91

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           5.4  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.4   -3.4      9.9
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.4   -3.4      9.9
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      34.1    0.1     32.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           16                        24     -8       38
  MONTH TO DATE  350                       538   -188      576
  SINCE MAR 1    350                       538   -188      576
  SINCE JUL 1   4216                      5331  -1115     5165

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    47           200 AM
 LOWEST     22           400 PM
 AVERAGE    35

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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