Rain forecast and rainfall this year
Des Moines, IA
No rain expected today.
Updated Thursday 3:08 PM ET.
Forecast
1 percent chance of rain
TodayHigh 51°, low 45°No rain expected
0 percent chance of rain
TomorrowHigh 48°, low 35°No rain expected
This year so far, since Jan 1
50.06 in
+16.68 in above normal for this point in the year (33.38 in).
National rank20th of 363
In Iowa1st of 2
Biggest day3.77 in, Sep 8
Last measurable rain1.24 in, Nov 3, 2026
Month by month
Jan0.89
Feb0.71
Mar2.31
Apr6.83
May2.53
Jun4.51
Jul8.47
Aug5.83
Sep14.50
Oct1.32
Nov2.16
Dec–
This yearNormal
Records since 1938
Wettest year55.88 in, 1993
Biggest rain day6.18 in, Aug 27, 1975
This year is already the 3rd wettest of 88 years on record here.
Nearby cities
- Cedar RapidsIA42.94 in this year103 miles
- OmahaNE34.67 in this year128 miles
- LincolnNE37.68 in this year168 miles
- IndependenceMO35.62 in this year176 miles
- Kansas CityMO35.62 in this year176 miles
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Forecast based on National Weather Service forecast data. Rainfall records are from NOAA Regional Climate Centers for the Des Moines International Airport station, recorded since 1937; normals are NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages. Totals are preliminary. Records are this station’s own and may differ from official NWS city records, which can include earlier locations. Incomplete years and several-day totals are left out. Rain Scoreboard is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or NOAA.