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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         77    359 PM  83    2012  50     27       38       
  MINIMUM         43    636 AM  -3    1923  31     12       20       
  AVERAGE         60                        40     20       29     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.57 1922   0.07  -0.07      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.15   0.98     0.70     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.13                      1.15   0.98     0.70     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.72                      3.57  -0.85     3.03     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           8.5  1923   0.2   -0.2       T       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       3.3   -0.6       T       
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       3.3   -0.6       T       
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      34.0  -20.0     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            5                        25    -20       36        
  MONTH TO DATE  364                       514   -150      334        
  SINCE MAR 1    364                       514   -150      334        
  SINCE JUL 1   4767                      5307   -540     4200        

 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     21           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    46                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      2012                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31       -10      1923                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 18 2025.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT     
MARCH 19 2025.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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