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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    344 PM  82    1910  55      4       50       
  MINIMUM         29    615 AM   9    1970  34     -5       27       
  AVERAGE         44                        45     -1       39     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1987   0.09  -0.09     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      1.90   0.48     1.33     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.38                      1.90   0.48     1.33     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.71                      4.32   0.39     4.98     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1886   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.2   -3.9     10.3      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       4.2   -3.9     10.3      
  SINCE JUL 1     34.5                      34.9   -0.4     33.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       21                        20      1       26        
  MONTH TO DATE  577                       736   -159      787        
  SINCE MAR 1    577                       736   -159      787        
  SINCE JUL 1   4443                      5529  -1086     5376        

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    53                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        91      1986                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         6      1969                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 29 2024.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT     
MARCH 30 2024.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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