000 CDUS43 KDMX 020657 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1257 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 36 1000 PM 61 1897 29 7 52 MINIMUM 24 MM -18 1887 12 12 27 AVERAGE 30 21 9 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 1.55 1942 0.04 0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.68 1.37 -0.69 1.18 SINCE JAN 1 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 19.8 1942 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 1.1 7.9 -6.8 11.4 SINCE JUL 1 2.2 12.8 -10.6 11.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 44 -9 25 MONTH TO DATE 35 44 -9 25 SINCE DEC 1 1128 1271 -143 1077 SINCE JUL 1 2209 2571 -362 2342 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 PM LOWEST 55 200 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 60 2004 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -19 1887 1885 1879 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 2 2005.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 457 PM CST JANUARY 3 2005.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 457 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 42 1159 PM 56 2004 30 12 56 1939 MINIMUM 25 116 AM -11 1979 15 10 27 AVERAGE 34 22 12 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.20 1.68 1948 0.03 0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.03 0.17 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 1.37 1.35 0.02 2.46 SINCE JAN 1 0.20 0.03 0.17 0.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 8.0 1985 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.2 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 6.0 -6.0 5.5 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 8.4 -8.4 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 43 -12 23 MONTH TO DATE 31 43 -12 23 SINCE DEC 1 1130 1233 -103 1072 SINCE JUL 1 2295 2455 -160 2372 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 PM LOWEST 63 1200 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 62 2004 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -15 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 2 2005.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST JANUARY 3 2005.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL