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CDUS43 KDMX 042226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 1938 70 3 86  
MINIMUM 52 613 AM 29 1935 48 4 67  
1968  
1999  
AVERAGE 63 59 4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.26 2013 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.40 -0.25 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 14.65 3.58 11.07 1.76  
SINCE JAN 1 46.73 30.68 16.05 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 2 8 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 28 -10 0  
SINCE SEP 1 50 114 -64 29  
SINCE JUL 1 50 119 -69 37  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 41  
SINCE SEP 1 207 125 82 220  
SINCE JAN 1 1325 1060 265 1248    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 100 AM  
LOWEST 33 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1952  
1988  
 
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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