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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         81R   311 PM  81    2012  48     33       58       
  MINIMUM         57    700 AM  -3    1880  29     28       48       
  AVERAGE         69                        39     30       53     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.50 1945   0.06  -0.06     0.46     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.98                      0.86   1.12     0.70     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.98                      0.86   1.12     0.70     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      3.28  -0.71     3.03     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY           MM             6.2  1912   0.2   MM        0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       2.8   -0.1       T       
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       2.8   -0.1       T       
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      33.5  -19.5     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                        26    -26       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       412   -114      229        
  SINCE MAR 1    298                       412   -114      229        
  SINCE JUL 1   4701                      5205   -504     4095        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            4                         0      4        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         0      4        0        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.9                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        81      2012                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1890                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 14 2025.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT     
MARCH 15 2025.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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