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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST SAT MAR 08 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         39    433 PM  79    2000  45     -6       54       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM  -5    1996  26      3       38       
  AVERAGE         34                        35     -1       46     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.11 1990   0.06  -0.04     0.07     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.98                      0.42   1.56     0.08     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.98                      0.42   1.56     0.08     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      2.84  -0.27     2.41     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        T             4.5  1891   0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       1.5    1.2      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       1.5    1.2      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      32.2  -18.2     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       31                        30      1       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       218    -10      120        
  SINCE MAR 1    208                       218    -10      120        
  SINCE JUL 1   4611                      5011   -400     3986        

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     82           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    91                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        78      1977                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1996                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  8 2025.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST     
MARCH  9 2025.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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