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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         58    439 PM  82    1972  47     11       76
  MINIMUM         37    800 AM -12    1948  28      9       45
  AVERAGE         48                        37     11       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1977   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.98                      0.67   1.31     0.24
  SINCE MAR 1      1.98                      0.67   1.31     0.24
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      3.09  -0.52     2.57

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  2023   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       2.3    0.4       T
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       2.3    0.4       T
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      33.0  -19.0     34.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        28    -11        4
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       332    -54      203
  SINCE MAR 1    278                       332    -54      203
  SINCE JUL 1   4681                      5125   -444     4069

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM
 LOWEST     36           300 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        77      1916
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28       -11      1948


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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