535  
CDUS43 KDMX 070648  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008  
 
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 6 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    
..............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 77 531 PM 103 1933 79 -2 87  
MINIMUM 66 1159 PM 43 1894 59 7 55  
AVERAGE 72 69 3 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 3.84 1881 0.15 0.03 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 5.81 0.90 4.91 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 17.08 10.94 6.14 14.27  
SINCE JAN 1 19.98 13.16 6.82 17.43  
 
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 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 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  
YESTERDAY 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 87 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 98 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1901  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 7 2008..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 847 PM CDT  
JUNE 8 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.  
 
...................................  
   
..THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 6 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    
..............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 1202 AM 103 1933 80 0 86  
MINIMUM 65 1159 PM 36 1897 60 5 52  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.36 1.96 1996 0.15 0.21 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 2.35 0.91 1.44 1.93  
SINCE MAR 1 15.35 11.10 4.25 14.90  
SINCE JAN 1 17.99 13.26 4.73 18.54  
 
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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 1  
SINCE JUN 1 0 7 -7 1  
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6142 498 5999  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 6 2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 41 34 7 18  
SINCE JUN 1 41 34 7 18  
SINCE JAN 1 66 124 -58 146    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1  
 
 
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 87 300 AM  
LOWEST 54 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
 
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 97 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 39 1935  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 7 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JUNE 8 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 841 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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