March 2018 Weather History in Des Moines Iowa, United States

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This report shows the past weather for Des Moines, providing a weather history for March 2018. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Des Moines temperature history for March 2018. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Des Moines Temperature History March 2018

Temperature history in March 2018 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°FFebApr
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in March 2018 in Des Moines

Hourly Temperature in March 2018 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in March 2018 in Des Moines

Cloud Cover in March 2018 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Daily Precipitation in March 2018 in Des Moines

Daily Precipitation in March 2018 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 inFebApr
The daily measured quantity of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation.

Snow Depth in March 2018 in Des Moines

Snow Depth in March 2018 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 inFebApr
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in March 2018 in Des Moines

Observed Weather in March 2018 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Sun, Mar 4 Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm with Light Rain0.10 inTS, -TSRA
Mon, Mar 5 Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Light Snow, Heavy Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.28 in-TSRA, -SN, +RA, RA, -RA, -DZ, BR
Tue, Mar 6 Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist0.08 inSN, -SN, FZFG, BR
Wed, Mar 7 Light Snow, Mist0.02 in-SN, BR
Fri, Mar 9 Light Snow0.01 in-SN
Sun, Mar 11 Light Ice Pellets and Snow; Light Snow; Light Ice Pellets, Snow, and Rain; Light Rain and Snow; Light Rain, Ice Pellets, and Snow; Light Snow and Rain; Mist0.13 in-PLSN, -SN, -PLSNRA, -RASN, -RAPLSN, -SNRA, BR
Mon, Mar 12 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Fri, Mar 16 Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Thunderstorm with Light Rain and Small Hail, Light Ice Pellets and Rain, Freezing Rain, Light Freezing Rain, Light Rain0.31 inVCTS, -TSRA, -TSRAGS, -PLRA, FZRA, -FZRA, -RA
Sat, Mar 17 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Rain, Light Rain, Mist0.27 in-SN, -RASN, RA, -RA, BR
Sun, Mar 18 Light Drizzle, Mist0.00 in-DZ, BR
Mon, Mar 19 MistBR
Tue, Mar 20 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Light Rain, Mist0.00 in-SN, -RASN, -RA, BR
Wed, Mar 21 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Thu, Mar 22 Light Snow, Light Rain0.05 in-SN, -RA
Fri, Mar 23 Light Ice Pellets and Rain, Light Rain, Mist0.04 in-PLRA, -RA, BR
Sat, Mar 24 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Freezing Rain, Light Freezing Rain, Heavy Rain, Light Rain, Fog, Mist0.67 in-SN, -RASN, FZRA, -FZRA, +RA, -RA, FG, BR
Mon, Mar 26 Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.30 in-TSRA, RA, -RA, -DZ, BR
Tue, Mar 27 MistBR
Wed, Mar 28 MistBR
Sat, Mar 31 Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Light Rain0.04 in-TSRA, -RA

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March 2018 in Des Moines

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March 2018 in Des Moines

The solar day over the course of March 2018. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March 2018 in Des Moines

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March 2018 in Des MoinesMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr0101020203040400010202030304050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2018. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March 2018 in Des Moines

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March 2018 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprMar 16:52 PMMar 16:52 PMMar 178:12 AMMar 178:12 AMMar 317:38 AMMar 317:38 AM5:53 PM5:53 PM7:22 AM7:22 AM7:43 AM7:43 AM7:41 PM7:41 PM6:52 PM6:52 PM7:23 AM7:23 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2018IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
100%-6:45 AMWNW5:53 PMENE--
2
100%-7:22 AMW7:03 PME12:40 AMS229,213 mi
3
98%-7:55 AMW8:12 PME1:31 AMS231,926 mi
4
93%-8:27 AMW9:18 PME2:21 AMS235,201 mi
5
87%-8:58 AMW10:22 PMESE3:09 AMS238,751 mi
6
78%-9:29 AMWSW11:23 PMESE3:56 AMS242,274 mi
7
69%-10:03 AMWSW-4:44 AMS245,483 mi
8
60%12:23 AMESE10:39 AMWSW-5:31 AMS248,140 mi
9
50%1:20 AMESE11:19 AMWSW-6:19 AMS250,073 mi
10
40%2:13 AMESE12:02 PMWSW-7:08 AMS251,181 mi
11
33%4:03 AMESE1:50 PMWSW-4:00 AMESE251,455 mi
12
22%4:48 AMESE2:42 PMWSW-9:45 AMS250,896 mi
13
14%5:29 AMESE3:38 PMWSW-10:33 AMS249,652 mi
14
8%6:07 AMESE4:36 PMWSW-11:21 AMS247,856 mi
15
3%6:41 AMESE5:36 PMWSW-12:08 PMS245,683 mi
16
1%7:13 AMESE6:38 PMW-12:55 PMS243,311 mi
17
0%7:43 AME7:41 PMW-1:41 PMS240,908 mi
18
2%8:13 AME8:46 PMW-2:28 PMS238,609 mi
19
6%8:44 AME9:51 PMW-3:15 PMS236,508 mi
20
12%9:16 AMENE10:58 PMWNW-4:05 PMS234,656 mi
21
21%9:51 AMENE--4:56 PMS233,069 mi
22
31%-12:06 AMWNW10:31 AMENE5:50 PMS231,744 mi
23
42%-1:13 AMWNW11:17 AMENE6:46 PMS230,680 mi
24
50%-2:18 AMWNW12:10 PMENE7:44 PMS229,896 mi
25
66%-3:18 AMWNW1:10 PMENE8:42 PMS229,442 mi
26
77%-4:12 AMWNW2:15 PMENE9:40 PMS229,390 mi
27
86%-5:00 AMWNW3:24 PMENE10:35 PMS229,826 mi
28
93%-5:41 AMWNW4:34 PMENE11:29 PMS230,821 mi
29
96%-6:18 AMWNW5:43 PME--
30
98%-6:52 AMW6:52 PME12:20 AMS232,403 mi
31
100%-7:23 AMW7:59 PME1:09 AMS234,542 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in March 2018 in Des Moines

Humidity Comfort Levels in March 2018 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in March 2018 in Des Moines

Wind Speed in March 2018 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mphFebApr
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in March 2018 in Des Moines

Hourly Wind Speed in March 2018 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2018 in Des Moines

Hourly Wind Direction in 2018 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
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The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in March 2018 in Des Moines

Atmospheric Pressure in March 2018 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313129.4 inHg29.4 inHg29.6 inHg29.6 inHg29.8 inHg29.8 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.2 inHg30.2 inHg30.4 inHg30.4 inHg30.6 inHg30.6 inHgFebApr
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Des Moines International Airport page.

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