000 CDUS43 KDMX 070718 CLIDSM DSMCLIDSX 000 TTAA00 KDMX 070716 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 113 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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 14 202 AM 54 1961 29 -15 16 1933 MINIMUM 4 924 AM -19 1912 12 -8 -6 AVERAGE 9 20 -11 5 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.38 1995 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.21 0.55 0.20 SINCE DEC 1 1.36 1.54 -0.18 1.38 SINCE JAN 1 0.76 0.21 0.55 0.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.7 1995 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.7 1.3 8.4 5.5 SINCE DEC 1 10.8 9.0 1.8 16.9 SINCE JUL 1 11.9 13.9 -2.0 16.9 SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 56 45 11 60 MONTH TO DATE 259 267 -8 253 SINCE DEC 1 1352 1494 -142 1305 SINCE JUL 1 2433 2794 -361 2570 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1100 PM LOWEST 73 100 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 59 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -25 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 7 2005.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 501 PM CST JANUARY 8 2005.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 502 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 6 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 18 1244 AM 56 1933 30 -12 14 MINIMUM 8 457 PM -14 1924 14 -6 -9 AVERAGE 13 22 -9 3 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.14 1995 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.18 MM 0.43 SINCE DEC 1 MM 1.50 MM 2.89 SINCE JAN 1 MM 0.18 MM 0.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.0 1974 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.2 MM 8.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 7.0 -7.0 14.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 9.4 -9.4 14.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 52 43 9 62 MONTH TO DATE 225 258 -33 243 SINCE DEC 1 1324 1448 -124 1292 SINCE JUL 1 2489 2670 -181 2592 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 80 1200 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 58 2003 1949 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -16 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 7 2005.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST JANUARY 8 2005.......SUNRISE 735 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. $$