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CDUS43 KDMX 030641
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 88 352 PM 102 1911 85 3 84
MINIMUM 70 1159 PM 50 1959 65 5 63
1945
AVERAGE 79 75 4 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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 13.48 4.85 8.63 3.02
SINCE JAN 1 27.65 17.11 10.54 19.87
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 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 14 10 4 9
MONTH TO DATE 21 20 1 15
SINCE JUN 1 220 239 -19 253
SINCE JAN 1 259 312 -53 389
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 52 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 500 AM
LOWEST 39 700 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 102 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 3 2008..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT
JULY 4 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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..THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 83 1123 AM 104 1911 85 -2 81
MINIMUM 65 1107 PM 49 1932 66 -1 58
AVERAGE 74 76 -2 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.42 2.70 1992 0.15 1.27 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.42 0.30 1.12 0.00
SINCE JUN 1 11.28 4.81 6.47 5.48
SINCE JAN 1 27.43 17.16 10.27 22.09
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 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
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 3 10 -7 4
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 11 -2 5
MONTH TO DATE 13 21 -8 9
SINCE JUN 1 186 254 -68 207
SINCE JAN 1 211 344 -133 335
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 900 PM
LOWEST 62 1200 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 3 2008..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT
JULY 4 2008..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 845 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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