000 CDUS43 KDMX 140655 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1247 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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 1201 AM 62 1987 28 -2 35 MINIMUM -2 1159 PM -20 1916 11 -13 24 AVERAGE 12 20 -8 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.49 1979 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.42 0.39 0.23 SINCE DEC 1 1.41 1.75 -0.34 1.41 SINCE JAN 1 0.81 0.42 0.39 0.23 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.9 1979 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 3.4 6.7 5.9 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 11.1 0.1 17.3 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 16.0 -3.7 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 53 45 8 35 MONTH TO DATE 570 582 -12 525 SINCE DEC 1 1663 1809 -146 1577 SINCE JUL 1 2744 3109 -365 2842 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 63 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 200 AM LOWEST 59 1100 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 57 1914 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -19 1888 1881 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 510 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 13 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 29 122 AM 59 1987 29 0 36 MINIMUM -2 1159 PM -16 1963 13 -15 21 AVERAGE 14 21 -7 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.62 1950 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 0.39 0.54 0.43 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 1.71 0.39 2.89 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 0.39 0.54 0.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1979 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.6 MM 8.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 8.4 -8.4 14.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 10.8 -9.4 14.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 51 44 7 36 MONTH TO DATE 517 564 -47 526 SINCE DEC 1 1616 1754 -138 1575 SINCE JUL 1 2781 2976 -195 2875 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 63 400 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 65 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1957 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$