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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         48    453 PM  84    2012  49     -1       55       
                                      2015                           
  MINIMUM         24    718 AM  -4    1900  30     -6       37       
  AVERAGE         36                        40     -4       46     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1942   0.07  -0.07     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.00   1.13     0.70     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.13                      1.00   1.13     0.70     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.72                      3.42  -0.70     3.03     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  2001   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       3.0   -0.3       T       
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       3.0   -0.3       T       
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      33.7  -19.7     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       29                        26      3       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  349                       464   -115      264        
  SINCE MAR 1    349                       464   -115      264        
  SINCE JUL 1   4752                      5257   -505     4130        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    68           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    47                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      2012                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         0      1909                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 17 2025.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT     
MARCH 18 2025.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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