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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST MON MAR 02 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    604 PM  77    1992  42     -8       32       
  MINIMUM         19    511 AM -22    1962  24     -5       20       
  AVERAGE         27                        32     -5       26     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1991   0.06  -0.06     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.00     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.60                      2.48  -0.88     0.59     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1948   0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     26.6                      30.9   -4.3     11.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       38                        32      6       39        
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        32      6       39        
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        32      6       39        
  SINCE JUL 1   4340                      4825   -485     4442        

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     36           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        75      1923                      
                                             1983                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -10      1913                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  2 2026.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST     
MARCH  3 2026.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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