The first five days of October were exceptionally warm with highs mostly in the 80s and lows in the 60s for Iowa. The featured chart presents the average temperature for the first five days of October for each year on record for Des Moines. The 2025 average near 75°F is almost 2 degrees warmer than the previous warmest value way back during 1900! A bit of fall reality has settled over Iowa for Monday, but far southeastern Iowa will have another day of very warm October temperatures. Even after this early week drop in temperatures, moderation will happen for the remainder of the weekend with forecast highs expected again to be near 80°F next weekend!

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