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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 69 520 AM 92 1976 71 -2 84
MINIMUM 53 1159 PM 29 1985 49 4 65
AVERAGE 61 60 1 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 4 6 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 6 -2 0
SINCE SEP 1 36 92 -56 29
SINCE JUL 1 36 97 -61 37
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 10
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 10
SINCE SEP 1 207 122 85 189
SINCE JAN 1 1325 1057 268 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 8.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 58 800 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1974
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 654 PM CDT
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 653 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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