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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SAT OCT 03 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 73 359 PM 92 1997 70 3 87
MINIMUM 48 530 AM 29 1888 48 0 65
AVERAGE 61 59 2 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.61 1942 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.31 -0.16 0.00
SINCE SEP 1 14.65 3.49 11.16 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 46.73 30.59 16.14 30.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1999 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 4 7 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 20 -4 0
SINCE SEP 1 48 106 -58 29
SINCE JUL 1 48 111 -63 37
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 11
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 29
SINCE SEP 1 207 124 83 208
SINCE JAN 1 1325 1059 266 1236
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 300 AM
LOWEST 35 300 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1938
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1935
1968
1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 653 PM CDT
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 651 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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