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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025
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 1221 PM 86 1907 52 7 51
1938
MINIMUM 40 1240 AM 2 1951 32 8 29
AVERAGE 50 42 8 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 0.71 1884 0.07 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 1.37 0.79 0.70
SINCE MAR 1 2.16 1.37 0.79 0.70
SINCE JAN 1 2.75 3.79 -1.04 3.03
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.3 2006 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 3.6 -0.9 T
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 3.6 -0.9 T
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 34.3 -20.3 34.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 15 23 -8 25
MONTH TO DATE 429 585 -156 402
SINCE MAR 1 429 585 -156 402
SINCE JUL 1 4832 5378 -546 4268
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0
SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0
SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 61 400 PM
LOWEST 31 1200 PM
AVERAGE 46
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 84 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 1 1912
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2025.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2025.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 729 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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