000 CDUS43 KDMX 120720 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 104 AM CST WED JAN 12 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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 29 1159 PM 55 2002 28 1 49 1992 MINIMUM 22 925 AM -21 1912 11 11 27 AVERAGE 26 20 6 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.90 1960 0.03 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.36 0.45 0.23 SINCE DEC 1 1.41 1.69 -0.28 1.41 SINCE JAN 1 0.81 0.36 0.45 0.23 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.3 1905 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 2.8 7.3 5.9 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 10.5 0.7 17.3 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 15.4 -3.1 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 45 -6 27 MONTH TO DATE 481 492 -11 460 SINCE DEC 1 1574 1719 -145 1512 SINCE JUL 1 2655 3019 -364 2777 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 700 AM LOWEST 88 200 AM AVERAGE 94 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 60 1928 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -29 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 508 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 11 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 32 1159 PM 55 1992 29 3 42 MINIMUM 26 959 AM -12 1974 13 13 25 AVERAGE 29 21 8 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.98 1960 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.33 -0.13 0.43 SINCE DEC 1 1.37 1.65 -0.28 2.89 SINCE JAN 1 0.20 0.33 -0.13 0.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 4.4 1991 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.2 MM 8.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 8.0 -8.0 14.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 10.4 -9.0 14.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 44 -8 31 MONTH TO DATE 432 476 -44 458 SINCE DEC 1 1531 1666 -135 1507 SINCE JUL 1 2696 2888 -192 2807 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 92 1200 AM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 60 1960 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -22 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$