CDUS43 KDMX 200633 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 133 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 75 307 PM 81 2012 51 24 52 MINIMUM 37 650 AM -10 1923 31 6 32 AVERAGE 56 41 15 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 AM LOWEST 29 500 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 79 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$