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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

526 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026



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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2026...

VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.



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)                                                          

 TODAY                                                               

  MAXIMUM         75    307 PM  81    2012  51     24       52       

  MINIMUM         37    650 AM -10    1923  31      6       32       

  AVERAGE         56                        41     15       42     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          1.27 1982   0.07  -0.07     0.02     

  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.22   0.80     2.15     

  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      1.22   0.80     2.15     

  SINCE JAN 1      3.62                      3.64  -0.02     2.74     



SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              

  TODAY            0.0           5.4  1970   0.1   -0.1       T       

  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       3.4    0.1      2.7      

  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       3.4    0.1      2.7      

  SINCE JUL 1     30.1                      34.1   -4.0     14.0      

  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            9                        24    -15       23        

  MONTH TO DATE  447                       538    -91      387        

  SINCE MAR 1    447                       538    -91      387        

  SINCE JUL 1   4749                      5331   -582     4790        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            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        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)        

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                      

 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    62                                                        



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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1938                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1906                      





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.









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