000 CDUS43 KDMX 270657 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1255 AM CST THU JAN 27 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 37 427 AM 65 2002 30 7 21 MINIMUM 26 851 PM -17 1904 12 14 15 AVERAGE 32 21 11 18 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.51 1996 0.04 -0.04 0.38 MONTH TO DATE 0.84 0.83 0.01 1.03 SINCE DEC 1 1.44 2.16 -0.72 2.21 SINCE JAN 1 0.84 0.83 0.01 1.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 13.7 1996 0.3 -0.3 5.6 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 7.3 2.8 12.0 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 15.0 -3.8 23.4 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 19.9 -7.6 23.4 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 44 -11 47 MONTH TO DATE 1165 1166 -1 1073 SINCE DEC 1 2258 2393 -135 2125 SINCE JUL 1 3339 3693 -354 3390 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 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 100 AM LOWEST 72 700 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 63 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -16 1902 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 526 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 26 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 35 412 AM 65 2002 31 4 23 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM -14 1936 14 11 20 AVERAGE 30 23 7 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.87 1974 0.04 -0.04 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 0.80 0.13 1.33 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 2.12 -0.02 3.79 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 0.80 0.13 1.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 8.7 1996 0.3 MM 3.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 5.8 -5.8 11.5 SINCE DEC 1 MM 11.6 -11.6 17.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 14.0 -12.6 17.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 43 -8 43 MONTH TO DATE 1122 1127 -5 1072 SINCE DEC 1 2221 2317 -96 2121 SINCE JUL 1 3386 3539 -153 3421 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 N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 500 PM LOWEST 81 1000 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 2002 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -16 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 522 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ CM