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CDUS43 KDMX 040636
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT FRI JUL 4 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 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 79 348 PM 102 1936 85 -6 89
MINIMUM 63 551 AM 49 1967 65 -2 68
AVERAGE 71 75 -4 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.18 1981 0.14 -0.14 0.21
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.42 -0.39 0.21
SINCE JUN 1 13.48 4.99 8.49 3.23
SINCE JAN 1 27.65 17.25 10.40 20.08
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 6 10 -4 14
MONTH TO DATE 27 30 -3 29
SINCE JUN 1 226 249 -23 267
SINCE JAN 1 265 322 -57 403
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 67 700 AM
LOWEST 39 300 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 109 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 4 2008..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT
JULY 5 2008..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 851 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 3 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 76 520 PM 101 1911 86 -10 86
MINIMUM 60 1159 PM 49 1924 66 -6 61
AVERAGE 68 76 -8 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 1896 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.42 0.45 0.97 0.00
SINCE JUN 1 11.28 4.96 6.32 5.48
SINCE JAN 1 27.43 17.31 10.12 22.09
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 MM 0.0 MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 MM 0.0 MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
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 3 11 -8 9
MONTH TO DATE 16 32 -16 18
SINCE JUN 1 189 265 -76 216
SINCE JAN 1 214 355 -141 344
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 1200 AM
LOWEST 46 100 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 108 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 4 2008..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
JULY 5 2008..........SUNRISE 544 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.
KINNEY
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