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CLMDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
413 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             95   10/05/1963
 LOW               7   10/28/1925
HIGHEST           88   10/11         83       5
LOWEST            34   10/17         26       8
MEAN            61.7               53.2     8.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                4.1    -4.1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.41   2019
 MINIMUM        0.03   1952
TOTALS          1.32               2.78   -1.46
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.09   -0.05
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.5    -0.5
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.5    -0.5

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    142                383    -241
 SINCE 7/1       174                476    -302
COOLING TOTAL     49                 16      33
 SINCE 1/1      1374               1071     303
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/310    DATE  10/15


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     HAIL                       1
SLEET                     0     FOG                        8
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     0     HAZE                       2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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