000 CDUS43 KDMX 280656 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1248 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 29 415 PM 63 2002 30 -1 15 MINIMUM 17 821 AM -16 1902 13 4 -4 AVERAGE 23 21 2 6 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1949 0.04 -0.04 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.84 0.87 -0.03 1.04 SINCE DEC 1 1.44 2.20 -0.76 2.22 SINCE JAN 1 0.84 0.87 -0.03 1.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 9.6 1949 0.3 -0.3 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 7.6 2.5 12.2 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 15.3 -4.1 23.6 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 20.2 -7.9 23.6 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 44 -2 59 MONTH TO DATE 1207 1210 -3 1132 SINCE DEC 1 2300 2437 -137 2184 SINCE JUL 1 3381 3737 -356 3449 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 89 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 62 1100 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 56 1931 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 527 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 27 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 28 111 PM 63 2002 31 -3 20 1934 MINIMUM 16 817 AM -16 1940 15 1 -4 AVERAGE 22 23 -1 8 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.54 1949 0.04 -0.04 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 0.84 0.09 1.35 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 2.16 -0.06 3.81 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 0.84 0.09 1.35 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 7.6 1949 0.3 MM 0.3 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 6.1 -6.1 11.8 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 11.9 -11.9 17.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 14.3 -12.9 17.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 43 42 1 57 MONTH TO DATE 1165 1169 -4 1129 SINCE DEC 1 2264 2359 -95 2178 SINCE JUL 1 3429 3581 -152 3478 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 700 PM LOWEST 68 1200 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 56 1944 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -17 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 522 PM CST JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$