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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1233 AM CST WED MAR 05 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         55    255 AM  76    1921  43     12       48       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  -9    1978  25      9       37       
  AVERAGE         45                        34     11       43     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        1.49R         1.26 1976   0.06   1.43     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      0.24   1.25     0.01     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.49                      0.24   1.25     0.01     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.08                      2.66  -0.58     2.34     

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

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       20                        31    -11       22        
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       127    -19       59        
  SINCE MAR 1    108                       127    -19       59        
  SINCE JUL 1   4511                      4920   -409     3925        

 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  HAIL                                                                
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          
  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 TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      2009                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -15      1960                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  5 2025.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST     
MARCH  6 2025.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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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