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CDUS43 KDMX 010651
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 83 440 PM 102 1934 77 6 78
MINIMUM 59 509 AM 34 1889 57 2 56
AVERAGE 71 67 4 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.76 1954 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.84 4.25 -0.41 5.94
SINCE MAR 1 11.27 10.04 1.23 13.69
SINCE JAN 1 14.17 12.26 1.91 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 173 153 20 58
SINCE MAR 1 1579 1418 161 1167
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6420 278 5942
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 2
MONTH TO DATE 37 60 -23 106
SINCE MAR 1 39 73 -34 136
SINCE JAN 1 39 73 -34 136
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 1200 AM
LOWEST 39 100 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 1 2008..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
JUNE 2 2008..........SUNRISE 542 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 31 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 82 235 PM 103 1934 78 4 78
MINIMUM 57 459 AM 40 1930 58 -1 62
AVERAGE 70 68 2 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.00 1987 0.15 -0.15 0.15
MONTH TO DATE 4.93 4.56 0.37 4.88
SINCE MAR 1 13.00 10.19 2.81 12.97
SINCE JAN 1 15.64 12.35 3.29 16.61
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 207 148 59 74
SINCE MAR 1 1569 1348 221 1176
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6135 505 5998
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 5 0 5
MONTH TO DATE 25 82 -57 100
SINCE MAR 1 25 90 -65 128
SINCE JAN 1 25 90 -65 128
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1200 AM
LOWEST 45 200 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 103 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1897
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 1 2008..........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JUNE 2 2008..........SUNRISE 539 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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