000 CDUS43 KDMX 040701 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1248 AM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 26 156 AM 60 1880 29 -3 34 MINIMUM 21 929 AM -21 1879 12 9 20 AVERAGE 24 20 4 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 1.45 1971 0.04 0.02 T MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.12 0.08 T SINCE DEC 1 0.80 1.45 -0.65 1.18 SINCE JAN 1 0.20 0.12 0.08 T SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 13.6 1971 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE T 0.6 -0.6 T SINCE DEC 1 1.1 8.3 -7.2 11.4 SINCE JUL 1 2.2 13.2 -11.0 11.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 44 -3 38 MONTH TO DATE 111 132 -21 82 SINCE DEC 1 1204 1359 -155 1134 SINCE JUL 1 2285 2659 -374 2399 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN SLEET FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 200 PM LOWEST 68 200 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1880 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -25 1884 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 4 2005.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST JANUARY 5 2005.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 459 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 3 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 30 625 PM 56 1998 30 0 41 MINIMUM 28 1159 PM -10 1979 14 14 21 AVERAGE 29 22 7 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.26 1973 0.03 MM 0.26 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.09 MM 0.26 SINCE DEC 1 MM 1.41 MM 2.72 SINCE JAN 1 MM 0.09 MM 0.26 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 11.0 1971 0.2 MM 4.5 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.6 MM 4.5 SINCE DEC 1 MM 6.4 -6.4 10.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 8.8 -8.8 10.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 43 -7 34 MONTH TO DATE 93 129 -36 77 SINCE DEC 1 1192 1319 -127 1126 SINCE JUL 1 2357 2541 -184 2426 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 500 AM LOWEST 85 1200 AM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 65 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -28 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 4 2005.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST JANUARY 5 2005.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$