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CDUS43 KDMX 192231
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 19 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 82 1114 AM 100 1956 83 -1 81
1936
MINIMUM 62 349 AM 47 1916 62 0 60
1882
AVERAGE 72 72 0 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 4.05 1881 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 10.21 2.94 7.27 0.64
SINCE MAR 1 21.48 12.98 8.50 14.33
SINCE JAN 1 24.38 15.20 9.18 17.49
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 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
TODAY 7 8 -1 6
MONTH TO DATE 124 118 6 146
SINCE JUN 1 124 118 6 146
SINCE JAN 1 163 191 -28 282
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 700 AM
LOWEST 53 1200 AM
AVERAGE 66
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 49 1961
1946
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.
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