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CDUS43 KDMX 170640
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 78 309 PM 90 1939 72 6 72
1936
1894
MINIMUM 46 526 AM 33 1890 51 -5 45
AVERAGE 62 62 0 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 1896 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.11 -1.43 2.77
SINCE MAR 1 8.11 7.90 0.21 10.52
SINCE JAN 1 11.01 10.12 0.89 13.68
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM T 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 5.9 6.8 -0.9 12.0
SINCE JUL 1 58.5 36.4 22.1 39.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 6
MONTH TO DATE 115 108 7 29
SINCE MAR 1 1521 1373 148 1138
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6375 265 5913
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 18 -15 54
SINCE MAR 1 5 31 -26 84
SINCE JAN 1 5 31 -26 84
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 93 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 500 AM
LOWEST 20 400 PM
AVERAGE 46
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 36 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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..THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 75 249 PM 91 1931 73 2 71
MINIMUM 42 229 AM 36 2005 53 -11 42
1929
AVERAGE 59 63 -4 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.10 1896 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.02 2.29 0.73 2.42
SINCE MAR 1 11.09 7.92 3.17 10.51
SINCE JAN 1 13.73 10.08 3.65 14.15
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 T 5.6 -5.6 1.7
SINCE JUL 1 24.8 27.1 -2.3 18.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 6 5 1 8
MONTH TO DATE 128 104 24 38
SINCE MAR 1 1490 1304 186 1140
SINCE JUL 1 6561 6091 470 5962
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 25 -25 42
SINCE MAR 1 0 33 -33 70
SINCE JAN 1 0 33 -33 70
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 200 AM
LOWEST 35 300 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 37 1935
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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