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CDUS43 KDMX 012229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008  
 
   
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 1 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 86 954 AM 98 1934 78 8 79  
MINIMUM 59 517 AM 37 1889 57 2 63  
AVERAGE 73 67 6 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.40 1919 0.15 -0.15 0.52  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.52  
SINCE MAR 1 11.27 10.19 1.08 14.21  
SINCE JAN 1 14.17 12.41 1.76 17.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6422 276 5942  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 4 4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 8 4 4 6  
SINCE JUN 1 8 4 4 6  
SINCE JAN 1 47 77 -30 142    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 500 AM  
LOWEST 34 300 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 100 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 43 1888  
 
 
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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