000 CDUS43 KDMX 310650 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1245 AM CST MON JAN 31 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 34 736 PM 57 1988 31 3 2 MINIMUM 30 940 AM -17 1965 13 17 -8 AVERAGE 32 22 10 -3 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.26 2002 0.04 -0.04 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 0.84 0.99 -0.15 1.20 SINCE DEC 1 1.44 2.32 -0.88 2.38 SINCE JAN 1 0.84 0.99 -0.15 1.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.1 1950 0.3 -0.3 1.5 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 8.5 1.6 14.5 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 16.2 -5.0 25.9 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 21.1 -8.8 25.9 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 44 -11 68 MONTH TO DATE 1311 1342 -31 1334 SINCE DEC 1 2404 2569 -165 2386 SINCE JUL 1 3485 3869 -384 3651 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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 23 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 100 AM LOWEST 69 200 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 65 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 530 PM CST FEBRUARY 1 2005......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 531 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 30 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 34 445 PM 59 1988 31 3 -1 MINIMUM 30 906 AM -17 1936 15 15 -10 AVERAGE 32 23 9 -5 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.58 1937 0.04 -0.04 0.11 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 0.96 -0.03 1.51 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 2.28 -0.18 3.97 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 0.96 -0.03 1.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 9.6 2002 0.3 MM 2.1 MONTH TO DATE MM 7.0 MM 14.8 SINCE DEC 1 T 12.8 -12.8 20.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 15.2 -13.8 20.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 42 -9 70 MONTH TO DATE 1271 1295 -24 1331 SINCE DEC 1 2370 2485 -115 2380 SINCE JUL 1 3535 3707 -172 3680 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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1200 AM LOWEST 69 100 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 71 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -20 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST FEBRUARY 1 2005......SUNRISE 720 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. $$