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CDUS43 KDMX 050641
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 73 400 PM 92 1938 70 3 86
MINIMUM 50 1135 PM 29 1935 48 2 67
1968
1999
AVERAGE 62 59 3 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 3 8 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 19 28 -9 0
SINCE SEP 1 51 114 -63 29
SINCE JUL 1 51 119 -68 37
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 3.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1952
1988
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 648 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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