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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 79 558 PM 93 1985 76 3 78
1967
MINIMUM 62 604 AM 39 1961 55 7 58
AVERAGE 71 65 6 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.08 1903 0.14 -0.14 0.35
MONTH TO DATE 2.70 3.51 -0.81 4.16
SINCE MAR 1 10.13 9.30 0.83 11.91
SINCE JAN 1 13.03 11.52 1.51 15.07
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 0
MONTH TO DATE 157 143 14 55
SINCE MAR 1 1563 1408 155 1164
SINCE JUL 1 6682 6410 272 5939
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 3 3 3
MONTH TO DATE 22 42 -20 85
SINCE MAR 1 24 55 -31 115
SINCE JAN 1 24 55 -31 115
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 67 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 300 AM
LOWEST 38 600 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 90 1977
1931
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
MAY 28 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 26 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 79 147 PM 95 1926 76 3 73
MINIMUM 63 530 AM 36 1925 57 6 60
AVERAGE 71 66 5 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.82 1937 0.15 -0.15 0.83
MONTH TO DATE 4.44 3.79 0.65 3.46
SINCE MAR 1 12.51 9.42 3.09 11.55
SINCE JAN 1 15.15 11.58 3.57 15.19
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 0
MONTH TO DATE 192 138 54 72
SINCE MAR 1 1554 1338 216 1174
SINCE JUL 1 6625 6125 500 5996
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 2
MONTH TO DATE 13 59 -46 72
SINCE MAR 1 13 67 -54 100
SINCE JAN 1 13 67 -54 100
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 100 AM
LOWEST 54 400 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 28 2008...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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