171 CDUS43 KDMX 192229 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 529 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2025 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 52 1203 AM 81 2012 51 1 66 MINIMUM 33 359 PM -10 1923 31 2 31 AVERAGE 43 41 2 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.02 1.27 1982 0.07 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.15 1.22 0.93 0.70 SINCE MAR 1 2.15 1.22 0.93 0.70 SINCE JAN 1 2.74 3.64 -0.90 3.03 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 5.4 1970 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.7 3.4 -0.7 T SINCE MAR 1 2.7 3.4 -0.7 T SINCE JUL 1 14.0 34.1 -20.1 34.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 22 24 -2 16 MONTH TO DATE 386 538 -152 350 SINCE MAR 1 386 538 -152 350 SINCE JUL 1 4789 5331 -542 4216 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 PM LOWEST 63 1200 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... 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 2025.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT MARCH 20 2025.........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. $$