000 CDUS43 KDMX 070715 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 113 AM CST MON FEB 7 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 6 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 49 316 AM 61 1882 32 17 24 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM -13 1982 15 14 12 AVERAGE 39 24 15 18 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.31 0.90 1881 0.04 0.27 0.08 MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.23 0.08 1.22 SINCE DEC 1 1.75 2.59 -0.84 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 1.15 1.26 -0.11 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.8 1921 0.3 -0.3 1.5 MONTH TO DATE T 1.8 -1.8 14.9 SINCE DEC 1 11.2 18.3 -7.1 40.8 SINCE JUL 1 12.3 23.2 -10.9 40.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 42 -16 47 MONTH TO DATE 142 255 -113 300 SINCE DEC 1 2577 2867 -290 2747 SINCE JUL 1 3658 4167 -509 4012 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 N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 1 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW SLEET FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1000 AM LOWEST 50 1200 AM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 63 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -21 1905 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 7 2005......SUNRISE 720 AM CST SUNSET 538 PM CST FEBRUARY 8 2005......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 540 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 6 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 45 308 PM 58 1938 33 12 26 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM -17 1978 17 23 13 AVERAGE 43 25 18 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.18 0.76 1928 0.03 0.15 0.07 MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.18 0.00 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 2.28 2.50 -0.22 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 1.11 1.18 -0.07 2.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.0 2004 0.2 MM 1.0 1956 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.6 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 14.7 -14.7 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 17.1 -15.7 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 40 -18 45 MONTH TO DATE 147 244 -97 288 SINCE DEC 1 2549 2770 -221 2731 SINCE JUL 1 3714 3992 -278 4031 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 PM LOWEST 62 1200 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 61 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -10 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 7 2005......SUNRISE 714 AM CST SUNSET 534 PM CST FEBRUARY 8 2005......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 536 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$