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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1243 AM CST TUE MAR 04 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2025...

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)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    232 PM  81    1983  43     21       79       
  MINIMUM         33    701 AM  -7    2014  24      9       47       
  AVERAGE         49                        33     16       63     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.16 1923   0.06  -0.06     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.18  -0.18     0.00     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.59                      2.60  -2.01     2.33     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1896   0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                      31.4  -20.1     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       16                        32    -16        2        
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        96     -8       37        
  SINCE MAR 1     88                        96     -8       37        
  SINCE JUL 1   4491                      4889   -398     3903        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61          1000 PM                                      
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    49                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        76      1921                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -9      1978                      


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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