939  
CDUS43 KDMX 190628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 18 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 82 633 PM 98 1953 83 -1 81  
MINIMUM 60 430 AM 49 2000 62 -2 67  
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.45 1998 0.15 -0.15 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 10.21 2.79 7.42 0.64  
SINCE MAR 1 21.48 12.83 8.65 14.33  
SINCE JAN 1 24.38 15.05 9.33 17.49  
 
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 6 8 -2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 117 110 7 140  
SINCE JUN 1 117 110 7 140  
SINCE JAN 1 156 183 -27 276    
..............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 200 AM  
LOWEST 34 600 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
 
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 1956  
1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 47 1916  
1882  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 19 2008..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT  
JUNE 20 2008..........SUNRISE 541 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 18 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 82 338 PM 101 1953 83 -1 80  
MINIMUM 55 458 AM 47 1920 63 -8 68  
AVERAGE 69 73 -4 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.29 1946 0.15 -0.15 0.92  
MONTH TO DATE 5.64 2.71 2.93 2.95  
SINCE MAR 1 18.64 12.90 5.74 15.92  
SINCE JAN 1 21.28 15.06 6.22 19.56  
 
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 3 10 -7 4  
SINCE JUN 1 3 10 -7 4  
SINCE JUL 1 6643 6145 498 6002  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 8 -4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 108 121 -13 116  
SINCE JUN 1 108 121 -13 116  
SINCE JAN 1 133 211 -78 244    
..............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 1100 PM  
LOWEST 39 500 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
 
..........................................................  
 
 
THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 104 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 46 1916  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 19 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
JUNE 20 2008..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 846 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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