000 CDUS43 KDMX 010822 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 105 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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 37 350 PM 65 1989 31 6 14 MINIMUM 31 617 AM -21 1996 13 18 -6 AVERAGE 34 22 12 4 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.48 2002 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.84 1.03 -0.19 1.20 SINCE DEC 1 1.44 2.36 -0.92 2.38 SINCE JAN 1 0.84 1.03 -0.19 1.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 6.0 2002 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 10.1 8.8 1.3 14.5 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 16.5 -5.3 25.9 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 21.4 -9.1 25.9 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 43 -12 61 MONTH TO DATE 1342 1385 -43 1395 SINCE DEC 1 2435 2612 -177 2447 SINCE JUL 1 3516 3912 -396 3712 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 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 4 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 82 300 PM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 56 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -19 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 1 2005......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 531 PM CST FEBRUARY 2 2005......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 532 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 31 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 37 107 PM 71 1989 32 5 12 MINIMUM 28 1027 PM -20 1996 15 13 -9 AVERAGE 33 24 9 2 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.29 1915 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.93 1.00 -0.07 1.51 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 2.32 -0.22 3.97 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 1.00 -0.07 1.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.8 1985 0.3 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 7.3 MM 14.8 SINCE DEC 1 T 13.1 -13.1 20.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 15.5 -14.1 20.3 SNOW DEPTH 99 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 41 -9 63 MONTH TO DATE 1303 1336 -33 1394 SINCE DEC 1 2402 2526 -124 2443 SINCE JUL 1 3567 3748 -181 3743 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 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 200 AM LOWEST 75 1000 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 57 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -14 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 1 2005......SUNRISE 720 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST FEBRUARY 2 2005......SUNRISE 719 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB