000 CDUS43 KDMX 150706 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1259 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 4 343 PM 57 1914 28 -24 40 MINIMUM -5 813 AM -19 1888 11 -16 20 1881 AVERAGE 0 20 -20 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.78 1960 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.45 0.36 0.23 SINCE DEC 1 1.41 1.78 -0.37 1.41 SINCE JAN 1 0.81 0.45 0.36 0.23 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.7 1930 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 3.7 6.4 5.9 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 11.4 -0.2 17.3 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 16.3 -4.0 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 65 45 20 35 MONTH TO DATE 635 627 8 560 SINCE DEC 1 1728 1854 -126 1612 SINCE JUL 1 2809 3154 -345 2877 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 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 32 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 71 900 PM LOWEST 56 300 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1990 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -27 1888 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 511 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 14 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 2 533 PM 65 1952 30 -28 40 MINIMUM -6 654 AM -21 1957 13 -19 17 AVERAGE -2 21 -23 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.56 1960 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 0.42 0.51 0.43 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 1.74 0.36 2.89 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 0.42 0.51 0.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1962 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.8 -2.8 8.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 8.6 -8.6 14.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 11.0 -9.6 14.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 67 44 23 36 MONTH TO DATE 584 608 -24 562 SINCE DEC 1 1683 1798 -115 1611 SINCE JUL 1 2848 3020 -172 2911 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 700 PM LOWEST 59 1200 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 59 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$