580  
CDUS43 KDMX 042231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008  
 
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 4 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    
..............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 73 359 PM 97 1911 79 -6 82  
MINIMUM 63 729 AM 39 1945 58 5 60  
AVERAGE 68 68 0 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.55 1947 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.92 0.60 0.32 0.52  
SINCE MAR 1 12.19 10.64 1.55 14.21  
SINCE JAN 1 15.09 12.86 2.23 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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 7 -7 0  
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6427 271 5942  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 5 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 21 19 2 16  
SINCE JUN 1 21 19 2 16  
SINCE JAN 1 60 92 -32 152    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 78 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 86  
 
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 101 1977  
1934  
1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 44 1889  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 4 2008..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
JUNE 5 2008..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 845 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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