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Typical Des Moines March Weather 1991–2020 |
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|---|---|---|
| Average daily high | 49.4 °F | |
| Average daily low | 29.9 °F | |
| Average monthly precipitation | 2.2 inches | |
| Average monthly snow | 4.4 inches | |
| Daily chance of precipitation | 30.6% | |
| Daily chance of snow | 10.0% | |
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Des Moines March Weather Records 1893–2024 |
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|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 91 °F | March 29, 1986 |
| Lowest temperature | -22 °F | March 1, 1962 |
| Highest daily low | 63 °F | March 17, 2012 |
| Lowest daily high | 2 °F | March 2, 2014 |
| Hottest average high temperature | 66.8 °F | 2012 |
| Coldest average high temperature | 29.9 °F | 1960 |
| Most daily precipitation | 2.1 inches | March 7, 1990 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 5.8 inches | 1990 |
| Most daily snow | 12.0 inches | March 15, 2004 |
| Most monthly snow | 18.8 inches | 1948 |
| Day | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | |
| March 1 | 41.7 | 23.2 | 77 | -22 |
| March 2 | 42.4 | 23.7 | 76 | -10 |
| March 3 | 42.9 | 24.3 | 81 | -7 |
| March 4 | 43.3 | 24.7 | 77 | -9 |
| March 5 | 43.7 | 25.1 | 74 | -15 |
| March 6 | 44.2 | 25.5 | 77 | -6 |
| March 7 | 44.6 | 25.7 | 79 | -5 |
| March 8 | 45.0 | 26.1 | 78 | -3 |
| March 9 | 45.5 | 26.5 | 72 | -1 |
| March 10 | 45.9 | 26.9 | 75 | -6 |
| March 11 | 46.4 | 27.3 | 82 | -12 |
| March 12 | 47.0 | 27.8 | 77 | -11 |
| March 13 | 47.6 | 28.4 | 77 | 2 |
| March 14 | 48.2 | 28.9 | 81 | -4 |
| March 15 | 48.8 | 29.5 | 81 | 5 |
| March 16 | 49.4 | 30.0 | 84 | -4 |
| March 17 | 50.1 | 30.5 | 83 | -3 |
| March 18 | 50.8 | 31.0 | 83 | -1 |
| March 19 | 51.3 | 31.5 | 81 | -11 |
| March 20 | 51.8 | 31.8 | 80 | 7 |
| March 21 | 52.2 | 32.2 | 87 | 2 |
| March 22 | 52.8 | 32.5 | 84 | 4 |
| March 23 | 53.4 | 33.0 | 86 | 4 |
| March 24 | 53.9 | 33.4 | 83 | 1 |
| March 25 | 54.4 | 33.8 | 87 | -4 |
| March 26 | 54.8 | 34.1 | 87 | -6 |
| March 27 | 55.3 | 34.5 | 84 | 6 |
| March 28 | 55.6 | 34.9 | 81 | 9 |
| March 29 | 55.8 | 35.2 | 91 | 6 |
| March 30 | 56.2 | 35.6 | 83 | 6 |
| March 31 | 56.5 | 35.9 | 84 | 10 |