With just 8 hundredths of an inch of rain so far this month for Des Moines, it is one of the driest Octobers on record. The featured chart displays the minimum total precipitation for each month of the year for Des Moines. The record for October was a mere 3 hundredths back in 1952. This was also the month that was a part of the driest streaks of days on record for the site. Chances of rain are in the forecast, so it is likely that this year's total will be added to before the month is over.

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