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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         91R   402 PM  86    1907  52     39       59       
                                      1938                           
  MINIMUM         53    707 AM   2    1951  32     21       33       
  AVERAGE         72                        42     30       46     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1884   0.07  -0.07     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      1.37   0.94     2.16     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.31                      1.37   0.94     2.16     
  SINCE JAN 1      3.91                      3.79   0.12     2.75     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  2006   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       3.6   -0.1      2.7      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       3.6   -0.1      2.7      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.1                      34.3   -4.2     14.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                        23    -23       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  447                       585   -138      433        
  SINCE MAR 1    447                       585   -138      433        
  SINCE JUL 1   4749                      5378   -629     4836        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        7                         0      7        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        2        
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         0      7        2        
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         0      7        2        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    68           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     14           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    41                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      1988                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         1      1912                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT     
MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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