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CDUS43 KDMX 022230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008  
 
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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 88 352 PM 102 1911 85 3 84  
MINIMUM 71 603 AM 50 1959 65 6 63  
1945  
AVERAGE 80 75 5 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 2.92 1958 0.14 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.28 -0.25 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 13.45 4.85 8.60 3.02  
SINCE JAN 1 27.62 17.11 10.51 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 15 10 5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 22 20 2 15  
SINCE JUN 1 221 239 -18 253  
SINCE JAN 1 260 312 -52 389    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 500 AM  
LOWEST 55 400 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 102 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1967  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 2 2008..........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT  
JULY 3 2008..........SUNRISE 546 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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