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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST THU MAR 06 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         34   1211 AM  74    2009  44    -10       58       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM -15    1960  25     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         29                        34     -5       44     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.35 2022   0.06   0.05     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      0.30   1.30     0.01     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.60                      0.30   1.30     0.01     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.19                      2.72  -0.53     2.34     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        2.7           7.9  1915   0.2    2.5      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       1.1    1.6      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       1.1    1.6      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      31.8  -17.8     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       36                        31      5       21        
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       158    -14       80        
  SINCE MAR 1    144                       158    -14       80        
  SINCE JUL 1   4547                      4951   -404     3946        

 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    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    61   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    25.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  SNOW                                                                
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          
  FOG                                                                 
  BLOWING SNOW                                                        


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     71           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    82                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        77      2017                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -6      1960                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  6 2025.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST     
MARCH  7 2025.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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