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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 69 520 AM 92 1976 71 -2 84
MINIMUM 63 359 PM 29 1985 49 14 65
AVERAGE 66 60 6 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.15 3.59 2019 0.11 0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.11 0.04 0.00
SINCE SEP 1 14.65 3.29 11.36 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 46.73 30.39 16.34 30.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 0
SINCE SEP 1 32 92 -60 29
SINCE JUL 1 32 97 -65 37
COOLING
TODAY 1 2 -1 10
MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 10
SINCE SEP 1 208 122 86 189
SINCE JAN 1 1326 1057 269 1217
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 84 400 PM
AVERAGE 92
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1974
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 654 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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