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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         68    355 PM  92    1953  71     -3       86
  MINIMUM         45    645 AM  27    1974  49     -4       60
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.37 2007   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.21  -0.06     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1     14.65                      3.39  11.26     1.76
  SINCE JAN 1     46.73                     30.49  16.24    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            8                         7      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        13     -1        0
  SINCE SEP 1     44                        99    -55       29
  SINCE JUL 1     44                       104    -60       37

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        8
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       18
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       123     84      197
  SINCE JAN 1   1325                      1058    267     1225
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM
 LOWEST     32           400 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1997
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  2 2026.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 PM CDT
OCTOBER  3 2026.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 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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