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CDUS43 KDMX 190636
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 71 353 PM 92 1934 73 -2 73
MINIMUM 47 525 AM 35 1916 52 -5 44
AVERAGE 59 63 -4 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.66 1944 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.39 -1.71 2.77
SINCE MAR 1 8.11 8.18 -0.07 10.52
SINCE JAN 1 11.01 10.40 0.61 13.68
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1968 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 6 4 2 6
MONTH TO DATE 121 116 5 45
SINCE MAR 1 1527 1381 146 1154
SINCE JUL 1 6646 6383 263 5929
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 22 -14 54
SINCE MAR 1 10 35 -25 84
SINCE JAN 1 10 35 -25 84
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 96 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 56 500 AM
LOWEST 18 500 PM
AVERAGE 37
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 20 2008...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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 18 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 68 413 PM 92 1962 73 -5 71
MINIMUM 43 453 AM 34 2002 54 -11 41
AVERAGE 56 64 -8 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.23 1927 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.02 2.59 0.43 2.42
SINCE MAR 1 11.09 8.22 2.87 10.51
SINCE JAN 1 13.73 10.38 3.35 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 9 4 5 9
MONTH TO DATE 137 112 25 60
SINCE MAR 1 1499 1312 187 1162
SINCE JUL 1 6570 6099 471 5984
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 31 -29 42
SINCE MAR 1 2 39 -37 70
SINCE JAN 1 2 39 -37 70
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 400 AM
LOWEST 26 500 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 90 1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
MAY 20 2008...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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