Annual
Climatology: Des Moines, IA (DSM)
Elev:957 ft Lat: 41o 32'N Long: 93o 40'W

Figure 1: Average Temperatures and Precipitation 1971-2000. (NCDC Data)
|
Month |
Daily Max |
Daily Min |
Mean |
Maximum Daily Temperature |
Minimum Daily Temperature |
|
January |
29.1 |
11.7 |
20.4 |
65 |
-24 |
|
February |
35.4 |
17.8 |
26.6 |
73 |
-26 |
|
March |
48.2 |
28.7 |
38.4 |
91 |
-22 |
|
April |
61.3 |
39.9 |
50.6 |
93 |
9 |
|
May |
72.3 |
51.4 |
61.9 |
98 |
30 |
|
June |
81.8 |
61.0 |
71.4 |
103 |
41 |
|
July |
86.0 |
66.1 |
76.1 |
105 |
47 |
|
August |
83.9 |
63.9 |
73.9 |
108 |
40 |
|
September |
75.9 |
54.3 |
65.1 |
99 |
28 |
|
October |
63.5 |
42.2 |
52.8 |
95 |
14 |
|
November |
46.7 |
29.0 |
37.9 |
81 |
-4 |
|
December |
33.1 |
16.7 |
24.9 |
69 |
-22 |
|
Annual |
59.8 |
40.2 |
50.0 |
108 |
-26 |
|
Month |
Mean |
Median |
Extreme |
Year |
Snow* |
|
January |
1.03 |
0.98 |
2.99 |
1996 |
8.8 |
|
February |
1.19 |
1.01 |
2.43 |
1976 |
8.2 |
|
March |
2.21 |
2.06 |
5.82 |
1990 |
4.1 |
|
April |
3.58 |
3.33 |
7.76 |
1976 |
2.7 |
|
May |
4.25 |
3.81 |
12.13 |
1996 |
Tr |
|
June |
4.57 |
4.02 |
9.95 |
1998 |
0.0 |
|
July |
4.18 |
3.96 |
9.75 |
1993 |
0.0 |
|
August |
4.51 |
3.08 |
13.68 |
1977 |
0.0 |
|
September |
3.15 |
2.79 |
7.07 |
1973 |
Tr |
|
October |
2.62 |
2.32 |
6.28 |
1984 |
0.4 |
|
November |
2.10 |
1.67 |
6.52 |
1983 |
4.5 |
|
December |
1.33 |
1.13 |
3.43 |
1982 |
7.3 |
|
Annual |
34.72 |
32.68 |
|
|
36.0 |
* Snowfall totals represent
mean snowfall 1971-2000
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