CXUS53 KDMX 012213 CLMDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 413 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...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 .............................................................. 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 .............................................................. 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. $$