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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2025

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...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           
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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        
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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                                                        

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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.




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