285  
CDUS43 KDMX 120752  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
150 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 11 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 83 519 PM 97 1918 81 2 84  
1886  
MINIMUM 67 1159 PM 45 1903 60 7 65  
AVERAGE 75 70 5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.57 2.49 1944 0.16 0.41 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.98 1.68 7.30 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 20.25 11.72 8.53 14.27  
SINCE JAN 1 23.15 13.94 9.21 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 14 -14 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 14 -14 0  
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6434 264 5942  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 40 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 43 1903  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 12 2008..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT  
JUNE 13 2008..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 850 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 11 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 82 526 PM 102 1933 81 1 84  
MINIMUM 66 402 AM 43 1972 62 4 59  
AVERAGE 74 72 2 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.30 2002 0.15 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.46 1.66 1.80 2.03  
SINCE MAR 1 16.46 11.85 4.61 15.00  
SINCE JAN 1 19.10 14.01 5.09 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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 4  
SINCE JUN 1 0 10 -10 4  
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6145 495 6002  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 7 2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 80 67 13 39  
SINCE JUN 1 80 67 13 39  
SINCE JAN 1 105 157 -52 167    
..............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1000 AM  
LOWEST 63 500 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
 
..........................................................  
 
 
THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 96 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1903  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 12 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JUNE 13 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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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