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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 73 414 PM 94 1886 74 -1 82
MINIMUM 41 455 AM 35 1931 53 -12 59
1883
AVERAGE 57 64 -7 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.78 1969 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.81 -2.13 2.77
SINCE MAR 1 8.11 8.60 -0.49 10.52
SINCE JAN 1 11.01 10.82 0.19 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 8 4 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 135 128 7 45
SINCE MAR 1 1541 1393 148 1154
SINCE JUL 1 6660 6395 265 5929
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 6
MONTH TO DATE 8 28 -20 69
SINCE MAR 1 10 41 -31 99
SINCE JAN 1 10 41 -31 99
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 67 600 AM
LOWEST 20 500 PM
AVERAGE 44
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 98 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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 21 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 71 352 PM 92 1934 74 -3 83
MINIMUM 38 327 AM 33 1931 55 -17 57
AVERAGE 55 65 -10 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.71 1949 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.14 3.04 0.10 2.42
SINCE MAR 1 11.21 8.67 2.54 10.51
SINCE JAN 1 13.85 10.83 3.02 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 10 3 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 163 123 40 61
SINCE MAR 1 1525 1323 202 1163
SINCE JUL 1 6596 6110 486 5985
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 5
MONTH TO DATE 2 40 -38 52
SINCE MAR 1 2 48 -46 80
SINCE JAN 1 2 48 -46 80
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 400 AM
LOWEST 23 400 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 34 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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