073  
CDUS43 KDMX 100632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008  
   
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 9 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 79 423 PM 99 1911 80 -1 80  
MINIMUM 59 1159 PM 44 1913 59 0 51  
1885  
AVERAGE 69 70 -1 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.15 2.23 1984 0.16 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.41 1.36 7.05 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 19.68 11.40 8.28 14.27  
SINCE JAN 1 22.58 13.62 8.96 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 12 -12 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 12 -12 0  
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6432 266 5942  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 6 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 62 47 15 36  
SINCE JUN 1 62 47 15 36  
SINCE JAN 1 101 120 -19 172    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 73 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 700 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
 
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 102 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 44 1913  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 10 2008..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 848 PM CDT  
JUNE 11 2008..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 849 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 JUNE 9 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 74 1246 PM 95 1972 81 -7 78  
MINIMUM 64 1159 PM 42 1915 61 3 50  
AVERAGE 69 71 -2 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 1.86 1984 0.15 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.41 1.36 2.05 2.03  
SINCE MAR 1 16.41 11.55 4.86 15.00  
SINCE JAN 1 19.05 13.71 5.34 18.64  
 
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 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 4  
SINCE JUN 1 0 10 -10 4  
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6145 495 6002  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 7 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 67 53 14 31  
SINCE JUN 1 67 53 14 31  
SINCE JAN 1 92 143 -51 159    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 73 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
 
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 47 1972  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 10 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JUNE 11 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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