Records for Des Moines Area, Iowa (DSMthr) on 10-20
Record Highs
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1: 88°F (2003)
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2: 87°F (1947)
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3: 85°F (1979)
Record Lows
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1: 20°F (1960)
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2: 23°F (1930)
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3: 24°F (1952)
Lowest Highs
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1: 69°F (1979)
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2: 62°F (1920)
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3: 60°F (1949)
Highest Lows
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1: 36°F (1916)
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2: 38°F (1960)
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3: 38°F (1930)
Highest October temperature:
95°F on 10-05-1963.
Lowest October temperature:
7°F on 10-28-1925.
Average temperature is 51.3°F
Average high is 61.4°F
Average low is 41.2°F
Temperature data from 1878 to 2022.
Record Precipitation
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1: 0.75" (1971)
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2: 0.72" (1941)
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3: 0.64" (2019)
Precipitation data from 1878 to 2022.