058  
CDUS43 KDMX 180628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 17 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 79 410 PM 94 1933 82 -3 89  
1913  
1897  
MINIMUM 54 502 AM 46 1999 62 -8 70  
AVERAGE 67 72 -5 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.94 1883 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 10.21 2.64 7.57 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 21.48 12.68 8.80 14.27  
SINCE JAN 1 24.38 14.90 9.48 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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 16 -16 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 16 -16 0  
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6436 262 5942  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 8 -6 15  
MONTH TO DATE 111 102 9 131  
SINCE JUN 1 111 102 9 131  
SINCE JAN 1 150 175 -25 267    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 96 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 600 AM  
LOWEST 28 300 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
 
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 49 2000  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 18 2008..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2008..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 852 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 17 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 76 401 PM 98 1936 83 -7 91  
MINIMUM 50 451 AM 46 1960 63 -13 70  
AVERAGE 63 73 -10 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.41 1935 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.64 2.56 3.08 2.03  
SINCE MAR 1 18.64 12.75 5.89 15.00  
SINCE JAN 1 21.28 14.91 6.37 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 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 10 -7 4  
SINCE JUN 1 3 10 -7 4  
SINCE JUL 1 6643 6145 498 6002  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 16  
MONTH TO DATE 104 113 -9 107  
SINCE JUN 1 104 113 -9 107  
SINCE JAN 1 129 203 -74 235    
..............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1200 AM  
LOWEST 33 500 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
 
..........................................................  
 
 
THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 47 1920  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 18 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 845 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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