000 CDUS43 KDMX 020705 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1259 AM CST WED FEB 2 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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 38 241 PM 56 1987 31 7 23 MINIMUM 33 1045 PM -19 1917 14 19 12 AVERAGE 36 22 14 18 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.64 1973 0.03 -0.03 0.38 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.03 -0.03 0.38 SINCE DEC 1 1.44 2.39 -0.95 2.76 SINCE JAN 1 0.84 1.06 -0.22 1.58 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.9 1983 0.3 -0.3 3.7 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 3.7 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 16.8 -5.6 29.6 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 21.7 -9.4 29.6 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 43 -14 47 MONTH TO DATE 29 43 -14 47 SINCE DEC 1 2464 2655 -191 2494 SINCE JUL 1 3545 3955 -410 3759 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1200 AM LOWEST 70 800 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 65 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -26 1905 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 2 2005......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 532 PM CST FEBRUARY 3 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 533 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 FEBRUARY 1 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 38 340 PM 57 1987 32 6 26 MINIMUM 31 713 AM -14 1996 16 15 11 AVERAGE 35 24 11 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.69 1967 0.03 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.03 -0.03 T SINCE DEC 1 2.10 2.35 -0.25 3.97 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 1.03 -0.10 1.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.5 1967 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T SINCE DEC 1 T 13.4 -13.4 20.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 15.8 -14.4 20.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 41 -11 46 MONTH TO DATE 30 41 -11 46 SINCE DEC 1 2432 2567 -135 2489 SINCE JUL 1 3597 3789 -192 3789 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 (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 59 200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 64 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -26 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 2 2005......SUNRISE 719 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST FEBRUARY 3 2005......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB