000 CDUS43 KDMX 130720 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 101 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 31 1025 AM 60 1928 28 3 45 MINIMUM 26 1159 PM -29 1912 11 15 24 AVERAGE 29 20 9 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.13 1960 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.39 0.42 0.23 SINCE DEC 1 1.41 1.72 -0.31 1.41 SINCE JAN 1 0.81 0.39 0.42 0.23 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1890 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 3.1 7.0 5.9 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 10.8 0.4 17.3 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 15.7 -3.4 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 45 -9 30 MONTH TO DATE 517 537 -20 490 SINCE DEC 1 1610 1764 -154 1542 SINCE JUL 1 2691 3064 -373 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 81 1100 PM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 62 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -20 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 509 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 12 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 33 346 PM 60 1960 29 4 39 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM -22 1974 13 16 26 AVERAGE 31 21 10 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.73 1.17 1898 0.03 0.70 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 0.36 0.57 0.43 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 1.68 0.42 2.89 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 0.36 0.57 0.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1968 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.4 MM 8.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 8.2 -8.2 14.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 10.6 -9.2 14.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 44 -10 32 MONTH TO DATE 466 520 -54 490 SINCE DEC 1 1565 1710 -145 1539 SINCE JUL 1 2730 2932 -202 2839 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 85 700 PM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 59 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -16 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$