CDUS43 KDMX 212227 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 527 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 91R 359 PM 86 1907 52 39 59 1938 MINIMUM 53 707 AM 2 1951 32 21 33 AVERAGE 72 42 30 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 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) TODAY 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 TODAY 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 TODAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 68 700 AM LOWEST 14 400 PM AVERAGE 41 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 84 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 1 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$