Des Moines, IA: Fall

10 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 69.1°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest 1 September to 10 October since 2025, tied 7th warmest of 149 (with 2016).

Fall 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 69.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 7th warmest of 149
Precipitation: 15.20 in; Wettest since 1914; 2nd wettest of 149

A normal 1 September to 10 October in Des Moines, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 64.3°F, between 61.5°F and 68.7°F in eight years of ten and 4.12 in of precipitation, between 1.76 in and 6.29 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 10 October in Des Moines, IA since 1878: 69.1°F in 2026; the highest is 71.2°F, in 1897.

Normal range, 61.5 to 68.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September to 10 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	69.1	7	77.4	28	60.8	1	15.20	2	0
2025	69.2	6	80	9	58.4	7	3.06	90	0
2024	69.3	5	81.2	2	57.4	14	0.80	144	0
2023	68.3	12	80.2	8	56.4	20	2.54	104	0
2022	65.5	41	76.5	39	54.5	53	3.54	76	0
2021	69.8	3	80.9	5	58.6	6	0.83	142	0
2020	62.9	91	73.6	89	52.3	91	4.23	64	0
2019	68	14	77.5	27	58.4	7	10.93	6	0
2018	64.9	56	73.7	87	56.2	25	11.30	5	0
2017	68.9	10	79.4	10	58.4	7	5.12	43	0
2016	69.1	7	78.6	15	59.5	3	6.24	26	0
2015	68.7	11	78.6	15	58.8	4	5.25	39	0
2014	63.2	87	72.6	108	53.8	64	6.06	30	0
2013	69.7	4	80.8	6	58.7	5	4.91	46	0
2012	62.8	92	75.8	53	49.9	132	1.02	141	0
2011	64.7	58	75.6	58	53.9	61	0.78	145	0
2010	65.2	50	76.4	40	54	60	4.10	68	0
2009	62.7	95	72.4	110	53	82	3.07	89	0
2008	64.1	70	74.3	77	53.9	61	4.96	44	0
2007	66.5	24	77.2	30	55.9	29	5.43	37	0
2006	63	89	73	101	53.1	78	4.27	61	0
2005	67.6	17	79	14	56.3	22	1.77	122	0
2004	65.2	50	76.9	35	53.6	66	1.67	128	0
2003	62.6	100	74.9	69	50.4	121	2.53	106	0
2002	65.4	44	76.7	36	54.2	56	3.37	80	0
2001	62.1	109	72.1	116	52	96	5.28	38	0
2000	62.7	95	74.4	75	51.1	108	2.09	117	0
1999	60.9	130	72.3	115	49.5	137	2.64	101	0
1998	65.8	35	75.7	55	56	28	2.50	109	0
1997	67	20	77.6	26	56.5	19	2.87	96	0
1996	60.2	140	70.1	143	50.3	125	4.14	66	1
1995	61.6	114	72.4	110	50.7	116	3.36	81	0
1994	64.5	63	75.2	62	53.8	64	3.48	78	0
1993	58.2	149	68.6	147	47.9	147	6.70	23	0
1992	62.5	103	73.1	98	51.8	99	5.20	41	0
1991	62.4	106	74.5	72	50.4	121	2.31	115	0
1990	65.3	48	75.9	51	54.7	48	2.78	99	0
1989	59.6	143	70.7	136	48.6	145	6.10	29	0
1988	62.7	95	74.4	75	51.1	108	2.89	94	0
1987	61.4	119	72.5	109	50.3	125	1.43	132	0
1986	64.3	66	73	101	55.7	31	6.89	21	0
1985	61	125	70.3	142	51.7	102	6.92	20	0
1984	61.7	112	73	101	50.4	121	4.56	51	0
1983	65.9	33	77.8	21	54.1	58	4.86	47	0
1982	64.2	68	73.2	94	55.2	40	4.48	53	0
1981	63	89	74	82	52.1	93	2.89	94	0
1980	64.4	64	76.2	45	52.6	87	1.03	139	0
1979	63.5	78	75.7	55	51.3	105	1.03	139	0
1978	66.5	24	77	33	56.1	27	7.14	19	0
1977	62.7	95	71.5	122	53.9	61	4.28	60	0
1976	63.5	78	75.7	55	51.3	105	1.54	129	0
1975	61	125	71.8	118	50.3	125	1.71	127	0
1974	58.8	146	70.8	133	46.7	149	2.57	102	0
1973	65.5	41	73.3	92	57.6	13	8.88	11	0
1972	62.6	100	73.2	94	52.1	93	5.63	36	0
1971	66.5	24	78	19	55	44	2.51	108	0
1970	64	73	73.8	84	54.3	54	9.10	9	0
1969	65.1	53	75.5	60	54.8	46	2.97	92	0
1968	60.6	133	71.1	130	50.1	130	3.84	72	0
1967	61.4	119	72.4	110	50.5	120	3.20	84	0
1966	61.1	123	73.1	98	49	143	0.75	146	0
1965	60.1	142	70.1	143	50.2	129	7.23	16	0
1964	60.4	136	70.1	143	50.8	113	4.44	54	0
1963	66.5	24	77.8	21	55.1	42	2.40	112	0
1962	63.3	83	73.3	92	53.2	75	3.54	76	0
1961	61.5	115	71.7	119	51.4	104	12.08	3	0
1960	64.7	58	76	50	53.5	70	2.54	104	0
1959	61.3	121	70.8	133	51.8	99	4.76	49	0
1958	63.6	77	74.3	77	52.8	85	4.13	67	0
1957	60.4	136	71	131	49.8	134	3.16	85	0
1956	63.5	78	76.6	38	50.4	121	1.21	134	0
1955	66.3	29	78.1	18	54.6	52	4.57	50	0
1954	65.7	38	76.1	47	55.3	38	4.85	48	0
1953	64.6	62	79.3	13	50	131	0.69	147	0
1952	61.5	115	74.5	72	48.5	146	0.56	149	0
1951	60.5	134	70.5	140	50.6	118	2.46	110	0
1950	62.8	92	74.8	70	50.8	113	1.18	136	0
1949	61.5	115	73.4	91	49.7	135	2.52	107	0
1948	65.3	48	76.4	40	54.3	54	1.97	120	0
1947	67.8	15	79.4	10	56.2	25	1.45	130	0
1946	64.4	64	75.1	65	53.4	72	4.25	62	2
1945	61.1	123	71.4	125	50.8	113	6.52	25	0
1944	62.3	108	71.2	129	53.4	72	2.99	91	0
1943	60.3	138	71.3	127	49.3	139	2.02	118	0
1942	62.4	106	72.4	110	52.4	90	4.35	56	0
1941	64.2	68	74.3	77	54.1	58	11.86	4	0
1940	65.4	44	77.2	30	53.6	66	0.82	143	0
1939	68.1	13	81.1	3	55.1	42	1.73	123	0
1938	69	9	81.1	3	56.9	16	2.55	103	0
1937	66	32	78.5	17	53.6	66	1.72	125	0
1936	66.5	24	75.9	51	57.1	15	8.90	10	0
1935	61	125	71.5	122	50.6	118	6.24	26	0
1934	61.8	111	73	101	50.7	116	6.20	28	0
1933	66.3	29	78	19	54.7	48	2.40	112	0
1932	60.8	132	72.4	110	49.2	140	2.40	112	0
1931	70.7	2	80.8	6	60.6	2	7.18	17	0
1930	67.6	17	79.4	10	55.8	30	2.23	116	0
1929	61.7	112	71.5	122	51.8	99	5.65	35	0
1928	62.7	95	74.3	77	51.1	108	1.89	121	0
1927	65.4	44	75.6	58	55.3	38	5.81	33	0
1926	63.5	78	71.6	120	55.5	34	10.81	7	0
1925	65.4	44	74.3	77	56.6	18	6.05	31	0
1924	60.3	138	70.4	141	50.3	125	3.59	75	0
1923	63.3	83	73	101	53.6	66	5.17	42	0
1922	66.9	21	77.4	28	56.3	22	4.33	58	0
1921	65.9	33	77.1	32	54.7	48	7.18	17	0
1920	66.7	22	77.7	25	55.6	33	4.44	54	0
1919	67.7	16	77.8	21	57.7	12	8.54	13	0
1918	60.5	134	71.6	120	49.5	137	1.22	133	0
1917	61	125	70.7	136	51.3	105	1.99	119	0
1916	63.8	75	75.1	65	52.6	87	1.72	125	0
1915	62.5	103	71.9	117	53.1	78	4.55	52	0
1914	65.7	38	75.2	62	56.3	22	17.84	1	0
1913	65.8	35	76.1	47	55.5	34	3.86	71	0
1912	62	110	71.3	127	52.7	86	6.68	24	0
1911	64	73	73.2	94	54.9	45	8.61	12	0
1910	63.3	83	73.8	84	52.9	83	4.24	63	0
1909	63.8	75	74.5	72	53.1	78	3.13	87	0
1908	64.7	58	76.4	40	52.9	83	1.07	138	0
1907	62.5	103	72.9	106	52	96	3.14	86	0
1906	64.1	70	75.1	65	53.1	78	3.24	83	0
1905	66.6	23	76.3	44	56.8	17	4.20	65	0
1904	64.1	70	74	82	54.2	56	2.90	93	0
1903	61	125	70.9	132	51.1	108	2.85	97	0
1902	58.8	146	68.5	148	49.1	141	5.88	32	0
1901	62.8	92	73.5	90	52.1	93	2.73	100	0
1900	64.9	56	75.1	65	54.7	48	4.34	57	0
1899	63.2	87	75.5	60	50.9	112	1.20	135	0
1898	65.8	35	76.4	40	55.2	40	2.41	111	0
1897	71.2	1	84.1	1	58.4	7	1.73	123	0
1896	58.3	148	67.7	149	48.9	144	4.01	70	0
1895	65.5	41	76.2	45	54.8	46	3.31	82	0
1894	62.6	100	73.1	98	52.2	92	5.21	40	0
1893	65.2	50	77.8	21	52.6	87	1.45	130	0
1892	65	54	76.7	36	53.2	75	1.12	137	0
1891	64.3	66	75.2	62	53.5	70	3.71	74	0
1890	60.2	140	70.6	138	49.9	132	2.83	98	0
1889	60.9	130	72.7	107	49.1	141	3.41	79	0
1888	59.3	145	70.8	133	47.9	147	0.66	148	0
1887	63.3	83	73.2	94	53.4	72	7.38	15	0
1886	65.6	40	75.8	53	55.4	36	7.98	14	0
1885	61.3	121	70.6	138	52	96	4.93	45	0
1884	67.5	19	77	33	58	11	9.94	8	0
1883	59.4	144	69.2	146	49.6	136	4.32	59	0
1882	65	54	74.6	71	55.4	36	3.79	73	0
1881	66.2	31	76.1	47	56.4	20	6.74	22	0
1880	61.5	115	71.4	125	51.7	102	5.74	34	0
1879	63.5	78	73.7	87	53.2	75	4.02	69	0
1878	64.7	58	73.8	84	55.7	31	3.13	87	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1897	71.2
1931	70.7
2021	69.8
2013	69.7
2024	69.3
2025	69.2
2026	69.1
2016	69.1
1938	69
2017	68.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1993	58.2
1896	58.3
1974	58.8
1902	58.8
1888	59.3
1883	59.4
1989	59.6
1965	60.1
1996	60.2
1890	60.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	17.84
2026	15.20
1961	12.08
1941	11.86
2018	11.30
2019	10.93
1926	10.81
1884	9.94
1970	9.10
1936	8.90

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1952	0.56
1888	0.66
1953	0.69
1966	0.75
2011	0.78
2024	0.80
1940	0.82
2021	0.83
2012	1.02
1980	1.03
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 2 September 2026, 1 September 2026
Coldest night: 45°F; 2 October 2026
Wettest day: 3.77 in; 8 September 2026

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Fall 2026 so far brought 15.20 in of precipitation in Des Moines, IA, the wettest 1 September to 10 October since 1914, 2nd wettest of 149.
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Des Moines, IA: 96°F on Wednesday 2 September 2026 and Tuesday 1 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Des Moines, IA: a low of 45°F on Friday 2 October 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Des Moines, IA: 3.77 in on Tuesday 8 September 2026.