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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 82 345 PM 105 1934 77 5 76
MINIMUM 62 725 AM 40 1897 56 6 62
AVERAGE 72 67 5 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.47 2.52 1903 0.15 0.32 1.60
MONTH TO DATE 3.84 4.10 -0.26 5.94
SINCE MAR 1 11.27 9.89 1.38 13.69
SINCE JAN 1 14.17 12.11 2.06 16.85
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 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 173 151 22 58
SINCE MAR 1 1579 1416 163 1167
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6418 280 5942
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 4 3 4
MONTH TO DATE 31 56 -25 104
SINCE MAR 1 33 69 -36 134
SINCE JAN 1 33 69 -36 134
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 76 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 800 AM
LOWEST 51 500 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 102 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 34 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2008...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT
JUNE 1 2008..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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 30 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 80 401 PM 102 1934 78 2 81
MINIMUM 63 1159 PM 39 1947 58 5 63
AVERAGE 72 68 4 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.41 1.62 2004 0.15 0.26 1.21
MONTH TO DATE 4.93 4.41 0.52 4.73
SINCE MAR 1 13.00 10.04 2.96 12.82
SINCE JAN 1 15.64 12.20 3.44 16.46
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 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 207 146 61 74
SINCE MAR 1 1569 1346 223 1176
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6133 507 5998
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 7
MONTH TO DATE 20 77 -57 95
SINCE MAR 1 20 85 -65 123
SINCE JAN 1 20 85 -65 123
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 600 AM
LOWEST 67 400 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 103 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2008...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JUNE 1 2008..........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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