851  
CDUS43 KDMX 040629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 73 413 PM 92 1997 70 3 87  
MINIMUM 48 530 AM 29 1888 48 0 65  
AVERAGE 61 59 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1935  
1968  
1999  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 651 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 649 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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