Des Moines, IA 50310 Monthly Weather

Polk County2:28 PM CDT41.63°N, 93.67°W
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169°/53°0.15 inAvg 71°/49°
268°/45°Avg 70°/49°
373°/48°Avg 70°/48°
473°/50°Avg 70°/48°
576°/46°Avg 69°/48°
681°/53°Avg 68°/47°
779°/56°Avg 68°/47°
878°/50°0.55 inAvg 68°/46°
986°/61°Avg 67°/46°
1086°/62°Avg 66°/45°
1188°/60°Avg 66°/45°
1287°/59°Avg 66°/45°
1368°/54°<0.01 inAvg 65°/44°
1461°/51°0.02 inAvg 64°/44°
1560°/47°0.47 inAvg 64°/43°
1653°/40°<0.01 inAvg 63°/43°
1760°/34°Avg 63°/42°
1867°/42°Avg 62°/42°
1968°/43°Avg 62°/42°
20 Sunny 72°/48°Avg 61°/41°
21 Mostly Sunny 74°/50°Avg 61°/41°
22 Sunny 76°/54°Avg 60°/40°
23 Mostly Sunny 73°/58°Avg 60°/40°
24 Partly Sunny 73°/55°Avg 59°/40°
25 Partly Sunny 69°/51°Avg 59°/39°
26 Slight Chance Rain Showers 64°/47°Avg 58°/39°
27 Cloudy 54°/45°Avg 58°/38°
28 Cloudy 52°/44°Avg 57°/38°
29 Sunny 53°/39°Avg 57°/38°
30Avg 56°/37°
31Avg 56°/37°
Average high73° (normal 66°)
Average low50° (normal 45°)
Warmest / coldest88° / 34°
Precipitation1.20 in (normal 1.79 in to date)
Record high today88° (2003)
Record low today20° (1960)

Observed: Des Moines Area, 10 km away, records since 1878. Normals 1991–2020. Climate data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS); recent days are preliminary. Days ahead: the forecast.

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