000 CDUS43 KDMX 180708 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 105 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 13 145 PM 59 1989 29 -16 34 MINIMUM -8 705 AM -19 1930 11 -19 25 AVERAGE 3 20 -17 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.58 1996 0.03 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.54 0.27 0.62 SINCE DEC 1 1.41 1.87 -0.46 1.80 SINCE JAN 1 0.81 0.54 0.27 0.62 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1936 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 4.6 5.5 5.9 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 12.3 -1.1 17.3 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 17.2 -4.9 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 62 45 17 35 MONTH TO DATE 824 762 62 669 SINCE DEC 1 1917 1989 -72 1721 SINCE JUL 1 2998 3289 -291 2986 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 400 AM LOWEST 60 900 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 63 1880 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -21 1887 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 515 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 17 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 13 348 PM 59 1996 30 -17 36 MINIMUM -4 816 AM -16 1982 13 -17 26 AVERAGE 5 22 -17 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.66 1996 0.03 -0.03 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 0.51 0.42 1.13 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 1.83 0.27 3.59 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 0.51 0.42 1.13 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1960 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.4 -3.4 8.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 9.2 -9.2 14.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 11.6 -10.2 14.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 60 44 16 34 MONTH TO DATE 769 740 29 673 SINCE DEC 1 1868 1930 -62 1722 SINCE JUL 1 3033 3152 -119 3022 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 800 AM LOWEST 61 300 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 60 1951 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -22 1930 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE 731 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. $$