CDUS43 KDMX 190638 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 138 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 64 425 PM 83 2012 50 14 77 MINIMUM 24 624 AM -3 1923 31 -7 43 AVERAGE 44 40 4 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1922 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.02 1.15 0.87 2.13 SINCE MAR 1 2.02 1.15 0.87 2.13 SINCE JAN 1 3.62 3.57 0.05 2.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.5 1923 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.5 3.3 0.2 2.7 SINCE MAR 1 3.5 3.3 0.2 2.7 SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.0 -3.9 14.0 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 25 -4 5 MONTH TO DATE 438 514 -76 364 SINCE MAR 1 438 514 -76 364 SINCE JUL 1 4740 5307 -567 4767 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 2 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 2 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 500 AM LOWEST 41 400 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 81 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 -10 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$