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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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 64 554 PM 92 1895 76 -12 81
MINIMUM 47 423 AM 32 1947 56 -9 61
AVERAGE 56 66 -10 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.34 1947 0.15 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 3.80 -0.46 4.16
SINCE MAR 1 10.77 9.59 1.18 11.91
SINCE JAN 1 13.67 11.81 1.86 15.07
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1947 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 2 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 173 147 26 58
SINCE MAR 1 1579 1412 167 1167
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6414 284 5942
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 6
MONTH TO DATE 22 48 -26 91
SINCE MAR 1 24 61 -37 121
SINCE JAN 1 24 61 -37 121
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 15 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 1200 AM
LOWEST 52 500 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 104 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 32 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 29 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
MAY 30 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 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 28 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 67 312 PM 93 2006 77 -10 81
MINIMUM 46 531 AM 35 1928 58 -12 60
AVERAGE 57 67 -10 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.95 1908 0.16 -0.16 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 4.52 4.11 0.41 3.52
SINCE MAR 1 12.59 9.74 2.85 11.61
SINCE JAN 1 15.23 11.90 3.33 15.25
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 8 2 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 207 142 65 74
SINCE MAR 1 1569 1342 227 1176
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6129 511 5998
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 6
MONTH TO DATE 13 67 -54 78
SINCE MAR 1 13 75 -62 106
SINCE JAN 1 13 75 -62 106
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 200 AM
LOWEST 45 400 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 103 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 33 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 29 2008...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
MAY 30 2008...........SUNRISE 540 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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