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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CST SAT MAR 08 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         51    359 PM  78    1977  45      6       45       
  MINIMUM         24    711 AM  -3    1996  27     -3       33       
  AVERAGE         38                        36      2       39     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.08 1999   0.06  -0.06     0.16     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.98                      0.48   1.50     0.24     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.98                      0.48   1.50     0.24     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      2.90  -0.33     2.57     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0          12.0  1999   0.2   -0.2       T       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       1.7    1.0       T       
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       1.7    1.0       T       
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      32.4  -18.4     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           27                        29     -2       26        
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       247    -12      146        
  SINCE MAR 1    235                       247    -12      146        
  SINCE JUL 1   4638                      5040   -402     4012        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    58                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        72      1986                      
                                             1990                     
                                             2021                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1912                      


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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