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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 87 418 PM 98 1967 75 12 71
MINIMUM 59 1258 AM 34 1925 55 4 47
AVERAGE 73 65 8 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.77 2.40 1960 0.14 0.63 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.70 3.37 -0.67 3.81
SINCE MAR 1 10.13 9.16 0.97 11.56
SINCE JAN 1 13.03 11.38 1.65 14.72
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 0 3 -3 6
MONTH TO DATE 157 140 17 55
SINCE MAR 1 1563 1405 158 1164
SINCE JUL 1 6682 6407 275 5939
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 3 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 39 -23 82
SINCE MAR 1 18 52 -34 112
SINCE JAN 1 18 52 -34 112
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 53 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 77 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 54 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 700 AM
LOWEST 53 400 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1985
1967
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 39 1961
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2008...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 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 25 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 81 520 PM 93 1953 76 5 72
MINIMUM 58 121 AM 32 1925 56 2 44
AVERAGE 70 66 4 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.44 1.53 1990 0.15 0.29 T
MONTH TO DATE 4.44 3.64 0.80 2.63
SINCE MAR 1 12.51 9.27 3.24 10.72
SINCE JAN 1 15.15 11.43 3.72 14.36
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 3 -3 7
MONTH TO DATE 192 135 57 72
SINCE MAR 1 1554 1335 219 1174
SINCE JUL 1 6625 6122 503 5996
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 7 55 -48 70
SINCE MAR 1 7 63 -56 98
SINCE JAN 1 7 63 -56 98
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 700 AM
LOWEST 74 400 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1926
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 36 1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2008...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 542 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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