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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         48    359 PM  79    1938  51     -3       45       
  MINIMUM         27    651 AM   4    1906  31     -4       31       
  AVERAGE         38                        41     -3       38     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.28 1912   0.08  -0.08     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.15                      1.30   0.85     0.70     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.15                      1.30   0.85     0.70     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.74                      3.72  -0.98     3.03     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0          10.8  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       3.5   -0.8       T       
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       3.5   -0.8       T       
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      34.2  -20.2     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           27                        24      3       27        
  MONTH TO DATE  414                       562   -148      377        
  SINCE MAR 1    414                       562   -148      377        
  SINCE JUL 1   4817                      5355   -538     4243        

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    55                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        86      1907                      
                                             1938                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         2      1951                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 20 2025.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT     
MARCH 21 2025.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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