662  
CDUS43 KDMX 062232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008  
 
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 6 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 77 400 PM 103 1933 79 -2 87  
MINIMUM 66 MM 43 1894 59 7 55  
AVERAGE 72 69 3 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.19 3.84 1881 0.15 0.04 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 5.82 0.90 4.92 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 17.09 10.94 6.15 14.27  
SINCE JAN 1 19.99 13.16 6.83 17.43  
 
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 9 -9 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 9 -9 0  
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6429 269 5942  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 5 2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 38 29 9 23  
SINCE JUN 1 38 29 9 23  
SINCE JAN 1 77 102 -25 159    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 98 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1901  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 6 2008..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT  
JUNE 7 2008..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 847 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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