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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 2024...

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)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         73    202 PM  77    2007  48     25       29       
                                      2012                           
  MINIMUM         40    520 AM   2    1975  29     11       23       
                                      1993                           
  AVERAGE         57                        38     19       26     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1913   0.07  -0.07      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.80  -0.56     1.11     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.80  -0.56     1.11     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      3.22  -0.65     4.76     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        T             4.5  1904   0.1   -0.1       T       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.6   -2.6      8.8      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.6   -2.6      8.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      33.3    0.9     31.5      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        8                        27    -19       39        
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       386   -169      370        
  SINCE MAR 1    217                       386   -169      370        
  SINCE JUL 1   4083                      5179  -1096     4959        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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     E (90)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    60                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -3      1880                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT     
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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