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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         75    359 PM  83    2012  50     25       38       
  MINIMUM         35    214 AM   0    1909  30      5       24       
  AVERAGE         55                        40     15       31     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.16 1991   0.08  -0.08     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.08   1.05     0.70     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.13                      1.08   1.05     0.70     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.72                      3.50  -0.78     3.03     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           4.2  1984   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       3.1   -0.4       T       
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       3.1   -0.4       T       
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      33.8  -19.8     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           10                        25    -15       34        
  MONTH TO DATE  359                       489   -130      298        
  SINCE MAR 1    359                       489   -130      298        
  SINCE JUL 1   4762                      5282   -520     4164        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    37          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    28                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      2012                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -3      1923                      


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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