215  
CDUS43 KDMX 120003  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
702 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008  
 
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 11 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 83 459 PM 97 1918 81 2 84  
1886  
MINIMUM 67 1100 AM 45 1903 60 7 65  
AVERAGE 75 70 5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.49 2.49 1944 0.16 0.33 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.90 1.68 7.22 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 20.17 11.72 8.45 14.27  
SINCE JAN 1 23.07 13.94 9.13 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 14 -14 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 14 -14 0  
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6434 264 5942  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 6 4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 77 59 18 51  
SINCE JUN 1 77 59 18 51  
SINCE JAN 1 116 132 -16 187    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1000 AM  
LOWEST 63 300 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
 
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 43 1903  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 11 2008..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT  
JUNE 12 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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