000 CDUS43 KDMX 050656 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1252 AM CST SAT FEB 5 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 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 61R 327 PM 60 1925 32 29 20 1909 MINIMUM 32 257 AM -23 1883 14 18 2 AVERAGE 47 23 24 11 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.85 1986 0.04 -0.04 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.65 SINCE DEC 1 1.44 2.51 -1.07 3.03 SINCE JAN 1 0.84 1.18 -0.34 1.85 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1971 0.3 -0.3 0.3 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 6.4 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 17.7 -6.5 32.3 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 22.6 -10.3 32.3 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 42 -24 54 MONTH TO DATE 99 171 -72 209 SINCE DEC 1 2534 2783 -249 2656 SINCE JUL 1 3615 4083 -468 3921 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 SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 100 AM LOWEST 36 100 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 65 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -18 1936 1883 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 5 2005......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 536 PM CST FEBRUARY 6 2005......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 537 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 4 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 59R 238 PM 58 1925 33 26 20 MINIMUM 32 633 AM -19 1996 16 16 -3 AVERAGE 46 24 22 9 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.80 1903 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.36 SINCE DEC 1 2.10 2.44 -0.34 4.33 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 1.12 -0.19 1.87 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.5 1997 0.3 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.2 MM 4.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 14.3 -14.3 24.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 16.7 -15.3 24.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 41 -22 56 MONTH TO DATE 105 164 -59 200 SINCE DEC 1 2507 2690 -183 2643 SINCE JUL 1 3672 3912 -240 3943 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 SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 100 AM LOWEST 43 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 67 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -28 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 5 2005......SUNRISE 716 AM CST SUNSET 532 PM CST FEBRUARY 6 2005......SUNRISE 715 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. $$