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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 61 219 AM 92 1939 75 -14 78
1885
MINIMUM 51 605 AM 32 1963 54 -3 63
AVERAGE 56 64 -8 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.65 1.58 1914 0.14 0.51 0.47
MONTH TO DATE 1.34 3.09 -1.75 3.44
SINCE MAR 1 8.77 8.88 -0.11 11.19
SINCE JAN 1 11.67 11.10 0.57 14.35
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2008 0.0 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 9 3 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 150 134 16 45
SINCE MAR 1 1556 1399 157 1154
SINCE JUL 1 6675 6401 274 5929
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 6
MONTH TO DATE 8 33 -25 82
SINCE MAR 1 10 46 -36 112
SINCE JAN 1 10 46 -36 112
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 24 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 600 AM
LOWEST 55 1200 AM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 97 1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 36 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 837 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 23 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 59 132 AM 93 1939 75 -16 84
MINIMUM 50 1159 PM 35 1931 56 -6 66
AVERAGE 55 65 -10 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.74 1.69 1995 0.15 0.59 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.90 3.34 0.56 2.42
SINCE MAR 1 11.97 8.97 3.00 10.51
SINCE JAN 1 14.61 11.13 3.48 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 184 129 55 61
SINCE MAR 1 1546 1329 217 1163
SINCE JUL 1 6617 6116 501 5985
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 10
MONTH TO DATE 2 47 -45 70
SINCE MAR 1 2 55 -53 98
SINCE JAN 1 2 55 -53 98
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 1100 AM
LOWEST 62 1200 AM
AVERAGE 76
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 37 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE 543 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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