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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST TUE MAR 04 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         55    255 AM  76    1921  43     12       48       
  MINIMUM         50    459 PM  -9    1978  25     25       37       
  AVERAGE         53                        34     19       43     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.83          1.26 1976   0.06   0.77     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      0.24   0.59     0.01     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.83                      0.24   0.59     0.01     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.42                      2.66  -1.24     2.34     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           4.4  2003   0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                      31.6  -20.3     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           12                        31    -19       22        
  MONTH TO DATE  100                       127    -27       59        
  SINCE MAR 1    100                       127    -27       59        
  SINCE JUL 1   4503                      4920   -417     3925        

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  HAIL                                                                
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                      
 LOWEST     59          1200 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    80                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      2009                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -15      1960                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  4 2025.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST     
MARCH  5 2025.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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