March 2019 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 2019. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Des Moines temperature history for March 2019. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Des Moines Temperature History March 2019

Temperature history in March 2019 in Des Moines181522291122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-10°F-10°F0°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 2019 in Des Moines

Hourly Temperature in March 2019 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprfrigidfreezingvery 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 2019 in Des Moines

Cloud Cover in March 2019 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 2019 in Des Moines

Daily Precipitation in March 2019 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 2019 in Des Moines

Snow Depth in March 2019 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inFebApr
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in March 2019 in Des Moines

Observed Weather in March 2019 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
Sat, Mar 2 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Sun, Mar 3 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Thu, Mar 7 Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist0.13 inSN, -SN, FZFG, BR
Fri, Mar 8 Light Snow, Haze, Mist0.00 in-SN, HZ, BR
Sat, Mar 9 Light Snow, Light Freezing Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist0.57 in-SN, -FZRA, RA, -RA, -DZ, FG, BR
Tue, Mar 12 Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Thunderstorm with Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.78 inTS, VCTS, +TSRA, -TSRA, -RA, -DZ, BR
Wed, Mar 13 Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Heavy Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist0.39 inTS, -TSRA, RA, -RA, DZ, +DZ, -DZ, FG, BR
Thu, Mar 14 Light Snow, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.03 in-SN, -RA, -DZ, BR
Mon, Mar 18 MistBR
Tue, Mar 19 Light Rain, Mist0.09 in-RA, BR
Wed, Mar 20 Fog, Mist0.00 inFG, BR
Sat, Mar 23 Light Rain0.06 in-RA
Sun, Mar 24 Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.13 inRA, -RA, -DZ, BR
Tue, Mar 26 MistBR
Fri, Mar 29 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.28 in-RA, -DZ, BR

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March 2019 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 2019 in Des Moines

The solar day over the course of March 2019. 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 2019 in Des Moines

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March 2019 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 2019. 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 2019 in Des Moines

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March 2019 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprMar 610:05 AMMar 610:05 AMMar 208:43 PMMar 208:43 PMApr 53:51 AMApr 53:51 AM7:01 AM7:01 AM6:18 PM6:18 PM7:09 PM7:09 PM7:59 AM7:59 AM7:23 AM7:23 AM8:09 PM8:09 PM
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 2019IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
21%3:59 AMESE1:34 PMWSW-8:47 AMS250,325 mi
2
14%4:45 AMESE2:27 PMWSW-9:36 AMS251,659 mi
3
8%5:26 AMESE3:23 PMWSW-10:24 AMS252,363 mi
4
3%6:01 AMESE4:21 PMWSW-11:11 AMS252,504 mi
5
1%6:33 AMESE5:19 PMWSW-11:55 AMS252,158 mi
6
0%7:01 AMESE6:18 PMW-12:39 PMS251,389 mi
7
1%7:28 AME7:17 PMW-1:21 PMS250,243 mi
8
4%7:54 AME8:16 PMW-2:03 PMS248,743 mi
9
9%8:20 AME9:17 PMW-2:46 PMS246,895 mi
10
12%9:47 AME11:18 PMWNW-1:45 AMNNW245,962 mi
11
25%10:16 AMENE--5:16 PMS242,142 mi
12
34%-12:21 AMWNW10:50 AMENE6:05 PMS239,266 mi
13
45%-1:26 AMWNW11:29 AMENE6:57 PMS236,138 mi
14
50%-2:30 AMWNW12:15 PMENE7:52 PMS232,891 mi
15
68%-3:32 AMWNW1:09 PMENE8:50 PMS229,729 mi
16
79%-4:31 AMWNW2:12 PMENE9:50 PMS226,919 mi
17
88%-5:23 AMWNW3:23 PMENE10:49 PMS224,757 mi
18
95%-6:09 AMWNW4:37 PMENE11:47 PMS223,520 mi
19
97%-6:49 AMWNW5:53 PMENE--
20
100%-7:25 AMW7:09 PME12:42 AMS223,402 mi
21
100%-7:59 AMW8:24 PME1:36 AMS224,476 mi
22
98%-8:31 AMW9:37 PME2:29 AMS226,667 mi
23
93%-9:03 AMWSW10:48 PMESE3:21 AMS229,765 mi
24
86%-9:37 AMWSW11:56 PMESE4:13 AMS233,467 mi
25
77%-10:14 AMWSW-5:05 AMS237,427 mi
26
67%1:00 AMESE10:54 AMWSW-5:57 AMS241,307 mi
27
50%2:00 AMESE11:38 AMWSW-6:49 AMS244,817 mi
28
47%2:55 AMESE12:27 PMWSW-7:41 AMS247,738 mi
29
37%3:43 AMESE1:20 PMWSW-8:31 AMS249,931 mi
30
28%4:25 AMESE2:15 PMWSW-9:20 AMS251,337 mi
31
19%5:02 AMESE3:13 PMWSW-10:07 AMS251,966 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in March 2019 in Des Moines

Humidity Comfort Levels in March 2019 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 2019 in Des Moines

Wind Speed in March 2019 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mphFebApr
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in March 2019 in Des Moines

Hourly Wind Speed in March 2019 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 2019 in Des Moines

Hourly Wind Direction in 2019 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 2019 in Des Moines

Atmospheric Pressure in March 2019 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313129.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.2 inHg29.2 inHg29.4 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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