000 CDUS43 KDMX 200720 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 120 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 38 537 AM 57 1914 29 9 16 MINIMUM 26 1159 PM -26 1892 11 15 2 AVERAGE 32 20 12 9 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.50 1935 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.84 0.60 0.24 0.62 SINCE DEC 1 1.44 1.93 -0.49 1.80 SINCE JAN 1 0.84 0.60 0.24 0.62 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1938 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 5.2 4.9 5.9 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 12.9 -1.7 17.3 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 17.8 -5.5 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 45 -12 56 MONTH TO DATE 901 852 49 774 SINCE DEC 1 1994 2079 -85 1826 SINCE JUL 1 3075 3379 -304 3091 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 20 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 700 AM LOWEST 75 1100 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 64 1895 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -20 1985 1883 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 517 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 19 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 38 559 AM 60 1952 30 8 16 MINIMUM 22 709 PM -21 1936 13 9 2 AVERAGE 30 22 8 9 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 1907 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 0.57 0.36 1.13 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 1.89 0.21 3.59 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 0.57 0.36 1.13 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.0 1977 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.8 -3.8 8.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 9.6 -9.6 14.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 12.0 -10.6 14.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 43 -8 56 MONTH TO DATE 851 826 25 778 SINCE DEC 1 1950 2016 -66 1827 SINCE JUL 1 3115 3238 -123 3127 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5 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 84 700 PM LOWEST 68 200 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 57 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -25 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$