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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         69    520 AM  92    1976  71     -2       84
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  29    1985  49      4       65
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.15          3.59 2019   0.11   0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.11   0.04     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1     14.65                      3.29  11.36     1.76
  SINCE JAN 1     46.73                     30.39  16.34    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        4                         6     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2        0
  SINCE SEP 1     36                        92    -56       29
  SINCE JUL 1     36                        97    -61       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       10
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       10
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       122     85      189
  SINCE JAN 1   1325                      1057    268     1217
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     58           800 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        27      1974


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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