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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT MON OCT 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 76 250 PM 95 1963 69 7 84
MINIMUM 46 510 AM 30 1952 48 -2 63
1988
AVERAGE 61 58 3 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.79 2019 0.10 -0.10 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.50 -0.35 0.06
SINCE SEP 1 14.65 3.68 10.97 1.82
SINCE JAN 1 46.73 30.78 15.95 30.64
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 8 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 23 36 -13 0
SINCE SEP 1 55 122 -67 29
SINCE JUL 1 55 127 -72 37
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 9
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 50
SINCE SEP 1 207 126 81 229
SINCE JAN 1 1325 1061 264 1257
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 200 AM
LOWEST 31 200 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 94 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 24 1952
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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