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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 84 208 PM 90 1880 73 11 66
MINIMUM 55 520 AM 36 1915 52 3 44
AVERAGE 70 62 8 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 2004 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.25 -1.57 2.77
SINCE MAR 1 8.11 8.04 0.07 10.52
SINCE JAN 1 11.01 10.26 0.75 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 0 4 -4 10
MONTH TO DATE 115 112 3 39
SINCE MAR 1 1521 1377 144 1148
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6379 261 5923
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 20 -12 54
SINCE MAR 1 10 33 -23 84
SINCE JAN 1 10 33 -23 84
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 87 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 700 AM
LOWEST 15 400 PM
AVERAGE 40
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1916
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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 17 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 82 232 PM 90 1996 73 9 65
MINIMUM 51 1151 PM 37 1935 54 -3 39
AVERAGE 67 63 4 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1900 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.02 2.44 0.58 2.42
SINCE MAR 1 11.09 8.07 3.02 10.51
SINCE JAN 1 13.73 10.23 3.50 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 0 4 -4 13
MONTH TO DATE 128 108 20 51
SINCE MAR 1 1490 1308 182 1153
SINCE JUL 1 6561 6095 466 5975
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 3 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 28 -26 42
SINCE MAR 1 2 36 -34 70
SINCE JAN 1 2 36 -34 70
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
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 66 500 AM
LOWEST 20 700 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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