Des Moines, IA: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 58°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, 6th warmest of 148.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 58°F; Warmest since 2024; 6th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 47.28 in; Wettest since 2010; 3rd wettest of 148

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Des Moines, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 55.6°F, between 52.8°F and 57.6°F in eight years of ten and 28.88 in of precipitation, between 23.66 in and 42.87 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Des Moines, IA since 1879: 58°F in 2026; the highest is 60.5°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 52.8 to 57.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Des Moines, IA from 1878 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	58	6	67.7	7	48.3	5	47.28	3	0
2025	56.3	18	66.5	22	46.1	25	31.69	36	0
2024	58.6	2	69	2	48.2	6	30.13	50	0
2023	56.9	12	67.2	12	46.5	16	21.34	129	0
2022	54.6	57	65	48	44.1	72	24.66	99	0
2021	56.2	20	65.9	30	46.5	16	20.27	136	0
2020	55.7	32	65.3	39	46.1	25	26.19	87	0
2019	53.7	84	63	100	44.4	67	44.41	5	0
2018	55.6	38	65.1	44	46.1	25	37.37	11	0
2017	58.6	2	68.6	4	48.7	3	27.19	74	0
2016	58.1	5	67.3	9	49	2	31.00	41	0
2015	56	25	65.7	33	46.3	20	34.42	23	0
2014	53	106	63	100	43	106	38.43	10	0
2013	55.6	38	65.3	39	45.9	30	28.45	64	0
2012	60.5	1	71.5	1	49.5	1	19.73	137	0
2011	55.5	41	64.7	54	46.2	23	30.65	47	0
2010	55.6	38	64.9	51	46.4	18	48.11	2	0
2009	54.2	66	63.8	78	44.5	61	29.90	52	0
2008	52.4	117	61.8	122	42.9	112	42.70	6	0
2007	55.9	26	65.3	39	46.4	18	34.94	21	0
2006	57.5	7	67.3	9	47.7	7	26.73	80	0
2005	56.7	13	66.7	18	46.8	13	25.19	97	0
2004	53.8	78	63.4	87	44.3	69	29.31	57	0
2003	54.1	70	64.4	60	43.8	80	23.66	112	0
2002	55.8	30	66.1	27	45.6	36	27.78	71	0
2001	53.9	75	63.1	97	44.6	58	26.42	85	0
2000	56.5	17	66.6	19	46.3	20	23.64	113	0
1999	54.8	52	64.1	70	45.5	39	27.44	73	0
1998	55.8	30	64.2	65	47.4	8	35.46	17	0
1997	53.2	99	63	100	43.4	95	24.75	98	0
1996	51.1	139	60.7	138	41.5	138	32.83	31	1
1995	54.2	66	63.6	82	44.8	53	28.38	66	0
1994	52.8	110	63.4	87	42.2	128	23.45	117	0
1993	51.6	134	60.2	143	43	106	53.17	1	0
1992	54.9	50	65	48	44.9	52	26.03	91	0
1991	55.9	26	66.2	25	45.7	34	30.41	49	0
1990	55.9	26	65.7	33	46.1	25	38.81	8	0
1989	53.5	91	64.2	65	42.9	112	26.79	79	0
1988	55.5	41	67.3	9	43.7	85	17.30	142	0
1987	57.4	9	68	6	46.8	13	30.11	51	0
1986	55.2	46	64.8	52	45.6	36	37.20	12	0
1985	53.7	84	64	72	43.3	100	23.21	119	0
1984	53.8	78	63.6	82	44	75	33.73	26	0
1983	56.7	13	66.1	27	47.4	8	27.76	72	0
1982	51.9	128	60.9	135	42.8	115	36.82	14	0
1981	56.1	22	66.6	19	45.5	39	26.06	90	0
1980	54.5	59	64.6	57	44.5	61	21.74	128	0
1979	50.5	144	60.2	143	40.8	144	27.04	76	0
1978	51.9	128	61.3	130	42.4	123	26.44	84	0
1977	56.3	18	67	14	45.7	34	30.84	45	0
1976	55.7	32	66.5	22	45	49	29.22	59	0
1975	53.4	93	62.7	108	44.1	72	28.31	68	0
1974	53.7	84	63.9	74	43.6	90	29.17	60	0
1973	55.7	32	64.4	60	47.1	12	38.56	9	0
1972	52	125	62.1	115	42	130	29.44	56	0
1971	53.2	99	63.3	92	43.2	102	20.72	131	0
1970	53.6	87	63.8	78	43.4	95	28.73	62	0
1969	52.7	112	62	119	43.4	95	28.92	61	0
1968	53.4	93	63.7	81	43.1	104	24.44	103	0
1967	52.5	114	63.2	96	41.9	133	19.35	138	0
1966	52.1	124	62.6	109	41.7	136	20.37	135	0
1965	50.8	140	60.5	140	41.1	140	29.74	53	0
1964	53.1	102	63.3	92	43	106	26.47	83	0
1963	52.4	117	62.1	115	42.7	117	24.43	104	0
1962	52.2	121	61.4	128	43	106	24.13	107	0
1961	52.9	109	62.9	105	43	106	35.28	19	0
1960	51.4	137	61	134	41.8	135	32.12	34	0
1959	53.3	98	62.9	105	43.6	90	30.43	48	0
1958	52.6	113	62.2	114	42.9	112	26.59	82	0
1957	53.6	87	63.4	87	43.7	85	23.09	120	0
1956	53.8	78	64.8	52	42.8	115	13.16	148	0
1955	55.7	32	66.3	24	45	49	21.06	130	0
1954	55.3	45	65.9	30	44.7	55	33.84	25	0
1953	54.6	57	65.2	42	44.1	72	17.71	141	0
1952	53.8	78	63.9	74	43.8	80	26.07	89	0
1951	51.2	138	60.5	140	41.9	133	33.72	27	0
1950	50.7	141	60.9	135	40.4	145	24.14	106	0
1949	53.4	93	63.6	82	43.1	104	20.61	134	0
1948	53.8	78	64.3	64	43.3	100	23.54	114	0
1947	53.4	93	63.1	97	43.5	93	28.20	69	5
1946	55.4	44	65.7	33	45.1	46	25.65	95	9
1945	52.8	110	62.1	115	43.4	95	32.39	33	0
1944	53.9	75	63	100	44.7	55	31.57	37	0
1943	52.3	120	62.1	115	42.5	122	31.40	39	0
1942	53.9	75	63.1	97	44.7	55	33.07	30	0
1941	55.1	47	64.7	54	45.5	39	29.66	54	0
1940	51.7	132	61.6	126	41.7	136	25.73	94	0
1939	56.2	20	67	14	45.4	42	27.15	75	0
1938	57.2	11	67.2	12	47.2	11	23.40	118	0
1937	53.5	91	63.3	92	43.7	85	24.03	108	0
1936	54.1	70	64.5	58	43.7	85	22.81	123	0
1935	54.2	66	63	100	45.4	42	30.81	46	0
1934	57.4	9	68.7	3	46	29	18.27	139	0
1933	56.6	15	67	14	46.2	23	15.53	147	0
1932	54.5	59	64.4	60	44.5	61	24.53	100	0
1931	57.5	7	67.7	7	47.3	10	26.67	81	0
1930	55.7	32	66.2	25	45.2	45	16.22	145	0
1929	51.7	132	61.3	130	42	130	26.85	78	0
1928	54.4	62	64.5	58	44.4	67	31.44	38	0
1927	54.7	56	64.2	65	45.3	44	22.53	126	0
1926	54.8	52	64.4	60	45.1	46	29.58	55	0
1925	56.1	22	66.6	19	45.6	36	23.51	116	0
1924	51.5	135	60.7	138	42.3	126	26.16	88	0
1923	53.8	78	63.3	92	44.3	69	28.36	67	0
1922	55.5	41	65.1	44	45.8	32	33.17	28	0
1921	58.4	4	68.1	5	48.7	3	30.88	44	0
1920	53.1	102	62.3	113	43.8	80	25.79	92	0
1919	56.1	22	65.5	36	46.7	15	35.78	15	0
1918	54.3	64	65	48	43.6	90	20.69	132	0
1917	51.5	135	61.6	126	41.3	139	26.36	86	0
1916	53.6	87	63.8	78	43.5	93	18.26	140	0
1915	52.4	117	61.1	133	43.8	80	35.14	20	0
1914	55.7	32	65.5	36	45.9	30	33.98	24	0
1913	55	48	65.2	42	44.8	53	24.53	100	0
1912	50.2	146	59.5	147	40.9	142	28.51	63	0
1911	55.9	26	66	29	45.8	32	23.90	110	0
1910	54.5	59	65.1	44	43.9	78	17.25	143	0
1909	53.4	93	62.8	107	44	75	28.11	70	0
1908	54.3	64	64.1	70	44.5	61	31.08	40	0
1907	52.2	121	61.7	124	42.6	120	30.93	43	0
1906	53.6	87	63.5	86	43.7	85	24.51	102	0
1905	52.2	121	61.7	124	42.7	117	31.70	35	0
1904	50.4	145	59.8	145	41.1	140	25.61	96	0
1903	53.1	102	62.4	112	43.8	80	30.94	42	0
1902	52.5	114	61.9	120	43.2	102	35.74	16	0
1901	54.9	50	65.4	38	44.5	61	16.20	146	0
1900	54.4	62	64.2	65	44.6	58	34.75	22	0
1899	51.9	128	61.9	120	42	130	22.26	127	0
1898	54.8	52	64.7	54	45	49	22.62	125	0
1897	54	72	63.9	74	44	75	23.90	110	0
1896	54	72	63.4	87	44.6	58	32.57	32	0
1895	53.1	102	63.6	82	42.7	117	23.91	109	0
1894	55	48	65.8	32	44.2	71	16.43	144	0
1893	50.6	142	61.2	132	40	146	22.73	124	0
1892	51.9	128	60.8	137	43	106	33.17	28	0
1891	52	125	61.4	128	42.6	120	26.92	77	0
1890	52.5	114	62.6	109	42.4	123	20.67	133	0
1889	53.2	99	64	72	42.4	123	23.52	115	0
1888	49.7	148	59.8	145	39.6	148	25.78	93	0
1887	53	106	63.9	74	42.1	129	22.88	122	0
1886	54.8	52	65.1	44	44.5	61	24.29	105	0
1885	50.6	142	60.3	142	40.9	142	28.39	65	0
1884	52	125	61.8	122	42.3	126	37.10	13	0
1883	49.8	147	59.5	147	40	146	35.36	18	0
1882	54.2	66	63.4	87	45.1	46	39.13	7	0
1881	53	106	62.6	109	43.4	95	46.58	4	0
1880	56.6	15	67	14	46.3	20	29.26	58	0
1879	54	72	64.2	65	43.9	78	22.96	121	0
1878									212

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	60.5
2024	58.6
2017	58.6
1921	58.4
2016	58.1
2026	58
2006	57.5
1931	57.5
1987	57.4
1934	57.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	49.7
1883	49.8
1912	50.2
1904	50.4
1979	50.5
1893	50.6
1885	50.6
1950	50.7
1965	50.8
1996	51.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1993	53.17
2010	48.11
2026	47.28
1881	46.58
2019	44.41
2008	42.70
1882	39.13
1990	38.81
1973	38.56
2014	38.43

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1956	13.16
1933	15.53
1901	16.20
1930	16.22
1894	16.43
1910	17.25
1988	17.30
1953	17.71
1916	18.26
1934	18.27

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 20 July 2026
Coldest night: -12°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.77 in; 8 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	22.2°F 66th warmest of 148	0.89 in 67th driest of 148
February	34.7°F 13th warmest of 148	0.71 in 51st driest of 148
March	46.5°F 5th warmest of 148	2.31 in 51st wettest of 148
April	55.2°F 18th warmest of 148	6.83 in 4th wettest of 148
May	63.8°F 44th warmest of 148	2.53 in 32nd driest of 148
June	72.4°F 56th warmest of 148	4.51 in 67th wettest of 148
July	78.4°F 28th warmest of 148	8.47 in 10th wettest of 148
August	75.2°F 44th warmest of 149	5.83 in 27th wettest of 149
September	70.6°F 9th warmest of 149	14.50 in 2nd wettest of 149
October so far	63.6°F 31st warmest of 148	0.70 in 57th wettest of 149

Hot days and freezes

Des Moines, IA has had 27 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 59th most of 148 (with 2020, 1985 and 1927).
Des Moines, IA has had 64 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 145th most of 148 (with 1927).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Des Moines, IA came on Sunday 5 April 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 136th latest of 148 (with 1987).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
30 March	Warmest day	87°F	83°F 1968, 1967	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	91°F	86°F 1938, 1907	Provisional
9 March	Warmest day	76°F	72°F 2021, 1990, 1986	Provisional
16 February	Warmest day	68°F	66°F 1981	Provisional
9 February	Warmest day	67°F	61°F 1976	Provisional
7 January	Warmest day	60°F	59°F 2003	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 47.28 in of precipitation in Des Moines, IA, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2010, 3rd wettest of 148.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Des Moines, IA: 98°F on Monday 20 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Des Moines, IA: a low of -12°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Des Moines, IA: 3.77 in on Tuesday 8 September 2026.