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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         46    321 PM  75    1923  42      4       47       
                                      1983                           
  MINIMUM         27    115 AM -10    1913  24      3       17       
  AVERAGE         37                        33      4       32     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1970   0.06  -0.06     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.60                      2.54  -0.94     0.59     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.5  1965   0.3   -0.3      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     26.6                      31.2   -4.6     11.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       28                        32     -4       33        
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        64      2       72        
  SINCE MAR 1     66                        64      2       72        
  SINCE JUL 1   4368                      4857   -489     4475        

 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        81      1983                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -7      2014                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  3 2026.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST     
MARCH  4 2026.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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