Des Moines, IA: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 55.2°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest spring since 2024, 4th warmest of 148.

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 55.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 4th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 11.67 in; Wettest since 2019; 37th wettest of 148

A normal spring in Des Moines, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.3°F, between 47.9°F and 54.3°F in eight years of ten and 11.39 in of precipitation, between 7.55 in and 15.12 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Des Moines, IA since 1879: 55.2°F in 2026; the highest is 60.1°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 47.9 to 54.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring in Des Moines, IA from 1879 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	55.2	4	66.4	3	43.9	8	11.67	37	0
2025	53.6	14	65	11	42.3	24	11.24	46	0
2024	55.3	3	66.4	3	44.2	5	10.98	54	0
2023	52	33	62.9	32	41	48	7.23	111	0
2022	50	74	60	74	40	74	10.07	63	0
2021	52.9	24	62.9	32	42.8	18	6.67	118	0
2020	51.4	47	61.1	54	41.6	34	10.88	56	0
2019	48.8	94	58.6	96	38.9	97	14.24	11	0
2018	51.4	47	61.3	49	41.5	40	9.56	77	0
2017	53.3	18	63	30	43.5	10	12.46	28	0
2016	54.7	5	64.6	12	44.8	3	9.47	80	0
2015	54	11	64.6	12	43.3	11	7.33	110	0
2014	50	74	60.7	61	39.4	86	8.81	87	0
2013	48	107	57.2	120	38.8	100	15.46	5	0
2012	60.1	1	71.1	1	49.2	1	10.77	59	0
2011	51.3	50	61.1	54	41.6	34	13.17	24	0
2010	54.4	7	64.3	15	44.6	4	11.66	38	0
2009	51.7	41	61.9	41	41.6	34	14.17	12	0
2008	48	107	57.9	107	38	118	11.27	45	0
2007	53.6	14	63.5	24	43.6	9	13.69	18	0
2006	53.1	20	63.2	27	43	16	9.78	70	0
2005	51.9	35	62.7	34	41.1	46	11.50	41	0
2004	53.3	18	63.3	26	43.2	13	12.73	27	0
2003	50.5	60	60.8	58	40.2	68	11.89	34	0
2002	48	107	58.7	94	37.3	127	8.80	88	0
2001	50	74	59.4	81	40.5	61	11.24	46	0
2000	54	11	65.4	7	42.5	21	6.08	124	0
1999	50.4	64	59.8	78	41.1	46	11.92	33	0
1998	50.3	66	59	90	41.6	34	10.83	58	0
1997	47.3	124	58	104	36.6	136	9.06	83	0
1996	45.9	140	56.2	131	35.7	146	15.76	3	0
1995	48.7	97	58	104	39.3	90	15.08	6	0
1994	51.3	50	63.1	28	39.5	82	4.64	141	0
1993	47.3	124	56.3	129	38.4	107	13.69	18	0
1992	51.1	54	61.5	47	40.7	56	7.57	104	0
1991	54.3	8	64.3	15	44.2	5	19.32	1	0
1990	49.9	78	60	74	39.9	77	13.61	21	0
1989	50.1	72	61.5	47	38.6	102	5.94	125	0
1988	53	22	65.8	6	40.1	71	2.87	148	0
1987	54.7	5	66.1	5	43.2	13	9.66	75	0
1986	53	22	63.7	21	42.2	25	12.93	26	0
1985	54.1	10	65.1	9	43	16	5.16	131	0
1984	46.1	136	54.9	144	37.3	127	13.08	25	0
1983	47.7	118	55.9	135	39.5	82	11.45	43	0
1982	49	92	58.4	99	39.6	80	14.12	13	0
1981	53.5	16	65.1	9	42	28	4.85	135	0
1980	50	74	60.8	58	39.2	91	3.95	144	0
1979	47.8	114	57.5	108	38	118	9.96	65	0
1978	48.4	102	57.3	118	39.5	82	8.96	85	0
1977	57.5	2	68.3	2	46.8	2	8.31	92	0
1976	51.9	35	62.3	37	41.5	40	13.64	20	0
1975	47.5	119	56.7	125	38.3	109	7.96	96	0
1974	51	55	61.2	52	40.8	52	15.49	4	0
1973	51.6	42	60.4	64	42.7	19	13.83	16	0
1972	49.5	81	59.8	78	39.2	91	7.66	101	0
1971	48.6	99	59.2	86	38	118	5.82	126	0
1970	50.1	72	60.5	63	39.7	79	9.77	71	0
1969	47.8	114	58	104	37.6	123	10.62	61	0
1968	50.2	67	61.9	41	38.6	102	7.74	99	0
1967	49.5	81	60.3	67	38.6	102	6.11	123	0
1966	48.3	103	59.1	89	37.4	124	8.67	89	0
1965	45.6	143	55	142	36.2	141	11.09	52	0
1964	47.5	119	58.3	100	36.7	135	7.44	107	0
1963	50.2	67	60	74	40.5	61	10.51	62	0
1962	49.4	85	59	90	39.8	78	9.95	66	0
1961	47	129	56.3	129	37.7	122	9.34	81	0
1960	44.7	148	54.5	147	34.9	148	11.39	44	0
1959	49.5	81	59	90	40	74	14.08	14	0
1958	49.6	80	59.6	80	39.6	80	5.51	129	0
1957	48.9	93	58.5	97	39.2	91	9.94	67	0
1956	48.7	97	60.1	72	37.3	127	3.46	145	0
1955	52.6	28	63.7	21	41.4	43	6.45	120	0
1954	47.8	114	58.5	97	37.1	131	11.24	46	0
1953	47.8	114	57.4	114	38.1	115	7.81	97	0
1952	48	107	57.4	114	38.6	102	9.70	74	0
1951	45.8	141	55	142	36.6	136	14.62	7	0
1950	45.7	142	55.4	137	36	144	9.53	79	0
1949	50.2	67	60.3	67	40.1	71	4.68	140	0
1948	49.5	81	60	74	39.1	96	7.38	109	0
1947	45.5	144	54.7	145	36.1	143	13.47	22	1
1946	53.4	17	63.6	23	43.2	13	8.43	90	0
1945	50.5	60	60.1	72	40.8	52	16.45	2	0
1944	47	129	55.2	140	38.9	97	14.31	9	0
1943	46	138	56.1	133	35.8	145	9.11	82	0
1942	51.3	50	60.9	56	41.6	34	9.72	73	0
1941	52.2	32	62.3	37	42	28	4.72	137	0
1940	46.5	133	56.6	126	36.3	140	6.87	114	0
1939	51.9	35	63	30	40.8	52	4.85	135	0
1938	52.8	26	62.3	37	43.3	11	11.66	38	0
1937	48.8	94	57.4	114	40.3	67	12.41	29	0
1936	52.5	30	63.1	28	41.9	30	4.35	142	0
1935	48.6	99	57.2	120	40.1	71	9.02	84	0
1934	52.7	27	64.5	14	40.8	52	3.04	147	0
1933	49.9	78	59.3	84	40.4	66	5.77	127	0
1932	48.5	101	58.7	94	38.2	112	4.87	134	0
1931	49.1	91	59.3	84	38.9	97	5.75	128	0
1930	50.9	57	61.3	49	40.5	61	6.83	115	0
1929	51	55	60.4	64	41.6	34	7.67	100	0
1928	50.2	67	60.8	58	39.5	82	6.29	121	0
1927	50.6	59	59.4	81	41.7	32	11.06	53	0
1926	48.8	94	59.4	81	38.2	112	4.25	143	0
1925	52.9	24	64.3	15	41.5	40	3.29	146	0
1924	47	129	56	134	38.1	115	5.14	132	0
1923	47.4	122	57.5	108	37.4	124	10.88	56	0
1922	52	33	61.2	52	42.7	19	11.96	31	0
1921	54.2	9	64.3	15	44.1	7	8.41	91	0
1920	48.3	103	57.5	108	39.2	91	11.15	51	0
1919	49.4	85	58.3	100	40.5	61	11.93	32	0
1918	53.1	20	64.3	15	41.9	30	7.97	95	0
1917	47.2	127	57	122	37.4	124	11.76	36	0
1916	49.3	87	59.2	86	39.4	86	6.91	113	0
1915	49.2	89	58.2	103	40.2	68	10.73	60	0
1914	50.5	60	60.2	71	40.9	50	7.53	105	0
1913	49.2	89	59	90	39.4	86	11.50	41	0
1912	47.5	119	56.8	123	38.2	112	11.24	46	0
1911	51.8	38	61.9	41	41.7	32	7.81	97	0
1910	53.8	13	65.2	8	42.4	23	4.72	137	0
1909	46	138	55.2	140	36.9	132	10.94	55	0
1908	50.7	58	60.7	61	40.7	56	14.01	15	0
1907	46.5	133	56.4	128	36.6	136	6.63	119	0
1906	48	107	57.4	114	38.7	101	7.01	112	0
1905	50.4	64	60.3	67	40.6	59	9.89	68	0
1904	47.4	122	56.8	123	38.1	115	9.84	69	0
1903	51.5	45	60.9	56	42.1	27	13.37	23	0
1902	51.6	42	61.8	45	41.4	43	7.39	108	0
1901	49.3	87	59.2	86	39.4	86	6.68	117	0
1900	50.5	60	60.4	64	40.7	56	11.65	40	0
1899	46.1	136	55.4	137	36.8	134	9.97	64	0
1898	50.2	67	60.3	67	40	74	8.21	93	0
1897	47.9	113	57.5	108	38.4	107	11.81	35	0
1896	51.5	45	61.7	46	41.4	43	11.21	50	0
1895	51.3	50	62	40	40.6	59	6.77	116	0
1894	52.6	28	62.7	34	42.5	21	4.89	133	0
1893	45.4	146	54.6	146	36.2	141	9.60	76	0
1892	45.1	147	53	148	37.3	127	14.60	8	0
1891	46.2	135	55.4	137	36.9	132	7.66	101	0
1890	46.9	132	57.3	118	36.5	139	4.69	139	0
1889	51.8	38	63.4	25	40.2	68	7.61	103	0
1888	45.5	144	55.5	136	35.5	147	12.38	30	0
1887	51.6	42	62.7	34	40.5	61	6.18	122	0
1886	51.8	38	61.3	49	42.2	25	9.74	72	0
1885	48.3	103	58.3	100	38.3	109	5.36	130	0
1884	48	107	57.5	108	38.5	106	9.55	78	0
1883	47.3	124	56.6	126	38	118	13.81	17	0
1882	48.3	103	57.5	108	39.2	91	14.28	10	0
1881	47.2	127	56.2	131	38.3	109	8.96	85	0
1880	52.4	31	63.8	20	40.9	50	8.10	94	0
1879	51.4	47	61.9	41	41	48	7.45	106	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	60.1
1977	57.5
2024	55.3
2026	55.2
2016	54.7
1987	54.7
2010	54.4
1991	54.3
1921	54.2
1985	54.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	44.7
1892	45.1
1893	45.4
1947	45.5
1888	45.5
1965	45.6
1950	45.7
1951	45.8
1996	45.9
1943	46
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1991	19.32
1945	16.45
1996	15.76
1974	15.49
2013	15.46
1995	15.08
1951	14.62
1892	14.60
1944	14.31
1882	14.28

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1988	2.87
1934	3.04
1925	3.29
1956	3.46
1980	3.95
1926	4.25
1936	4.35
1994	4.64
1949	4.68
1890	4.69

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 21 March 2026
Coldest night: 5°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.69 in; 6 March 2026

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Spring 2026 brought 11.67 in of precipitation in Des Moines, IA, the wettest spring since 2019, 37th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Des Moines, IA: 91°F on Saturday 21 March 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Des Moines, IA: a low of 5°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of spring 2026 in Des Moines, IA: 1.69 in on Friday 6 March 2026.