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Typical Des Moines October Weather 1991–2020 |
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| Average daily high | 63.6 °F | |
| Average daily low | 43.3 °F | |
| Average monthly precipitation | 2.8 inches | |
| Average monthly snow | 0.5 inches | |
| Daily chance of precipitation | 27.7% | |
| Daily chance of snow | 1.5% | |
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Des Moines October Weather Records 1893–2024 |
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| Highest temperature | 95 °F | October 5, 1963 |
| Lowest temperature | 4 °F | October 30, 1925 |
| Highest daily low | 73 °F | October 3, 2005 |
| Lowest daily high | 25 °F | October 29, 1925 |
| Hottest average high temperature | 76.4 °F | 1963 |
| Coldest average high temperature | 49.3 °F | 1925 |
| Most daily precipitation | 3.6 inches | October 1, 2019 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 8.1 inches | 1941 |
| Most daily snow | 7.4 inches | October 27, 1980 |
| Most monthly snow | 7.4 inches | 1980 |
| Day | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | |
| October 1 | 70.7 | 49.4 | 92 | 29 |
| October 2 | 70.1 | 48.9 | 92 | 27 |
| October 3 | 69.7 | 48.5 | 92 | 30 |
| October 4 | 69.2 | 48.0 | 94 | 26 |
| October 5 | 68.8 | 47.6 | 95 | 30 |
| October 6 | 68.4 | 47.2 | 94 | 24 |
| October 7 | 68.1 | 46.8 | 95 | 26 |
| October 8 | 67.7 | 46.5 | 91 | 24 |
| October 9 | 67.3 | 46.2 | 88 | 23 |
| October 10 | 66.8 | 45.7 | 88 | 24 |
| October 11 | 66.4 | 45.3 | 86 | 21 |
| October 12 | 65.8 | 44.9 | 90 | 24 |
| October 13 | 65.3 | 44.5 | 88 | 20 |
| October 14 | 64.7 | 44.2 | 88 | 20 |
| October 15 | 64.2 | 43.7 | 90 | 28 |
| October 16 | 63.7 | 43.3 | 87 | 23 |
| October 17 | 63.1 | 42.9 | 87 | 23 |
| October 18 | 62.6 | 42.4 | 87 | 21 |
| October 19 | 62.1 | 42.0 | 85 | 14 |
| October 20 | 61.6 | 41.5 | 88 | 20 |
| October 21 | 61.1 | 41.1 | 86 | 17 |
| October 22 | 60.5 | 40.7 | 87 | 21 |
| October 23 | 59.9 | 40.3 | 85 | 16 |
| October 24 | 59.3 | 39.8 | 85 | 24 |
| October 25 | 58.8 | 39.4 | 88 | 22 |
| October 26 | 58.4 | 39.0 | 87 | 15 |
| October 27 | 57.9 | 38.5 | 84 | 18 |
| October 28 | 57.3 | 38.0 | 84 | 5 |
| October 29 | 56.8 | 37.6 | 91 | 9 |
| October 30 | 56.3 | 37.1 | 85 | 4 |
| October 31 | 55.8 | 36.7 | 86 | 18 |