895  
CDUS43 KDMX 012251  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
551 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2008  
 
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 1 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 84 359 PM 104 1925 85 -1 81  
MINIMUM 59 521 AM 50 1995 65 -6 60  
1892  
AVERAGE 72 75 -3 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.89 1973 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 13.42 4.71 8.71 3.02  
SINCE JAN 1 27.59 16.97 10.62 19.87  
 
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 JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 16 -16 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 10 -3 6  
MONTH TO DATE 7 10 -3 6  
SINCE JUN 1 206 229 -23 244  
SINCE JAN 1 245 302 -57 380    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 600 AM  
LOWEST 40 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
 
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 102 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 50 1959  
1945  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 1 2008..........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT  
JULY 2 2008..........SUNRISE 545 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.  
 
 
 
KLP  
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