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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST MON MAR 03 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         64    232 PM  81    1983  43     21       79       
  MINIMUM         33    701 AM  -7    2014  24      9       47       
  AVERAGE         49                        33     16       63     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.16 1923   0.06  -0.06     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.59                      2.60  -2.01     2.33     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           5.3  1896   0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                      31.4  -20.1     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           16                        32    -16        2        
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        96     -8       37        
  SINCE MAR 1     88                        96     -8       37        
  SINCE JUL 1   4491                      4889   -398     3903        

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    49                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        76      1921                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -9      1978                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  3 2025.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST     
MARCH  4 2025.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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