350  
CDUS43 KDMX 202229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008  
 
   
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 20 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 84 249 PM 101 1988 83 1 87  
MINIMUM 59 451 AM 49 1961 62 -3 61  
1946  
AVERAGE 72 73 -1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.71 1942 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 10.21 3.09 7.12 0.64  
SINCE MAR 1 21.48 13.13 8.35 14.33  
SINCE JAN 1 24.38 15.35 9.03 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 9  
MONTH TO DATE 131 126 5 155  
SINCE JUN 1 131 126 5 155  
SINCE JAN 1 170 199 -29 291    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 200 AM  
LOWEST 44 200 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 103 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 46 1992  
1902  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 20 2008..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT  
JUNE 21 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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