000 CDUS43 KDMX 080717 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 113 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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 29 1214 AM 63 1987 33 -4 12 MINIMUM 15 1159 PM -21 1905 15 0 -2 AVERAGE 22 24 -2 5 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.24 0.75 1928 0.04 0.20 T MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.27 0.28 1.22 SINCE DEC 1 1.99 2.63 -0.64 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 1.39 1.30 0.09 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 3.2 R 3.2 1979 0.3 2.9 T MONTH TO DATE 3.2 2.1 1.1 14.9 SINCE DEC 1 14.4 18.6 -4.2 40.8 SINCE JUL 1 15.5 23.5 -8.0 40.8 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 43 42 1 60 MONTH TO DATE 185 297 -112 360 SINCE DEC 1 2620 2909 -289 2807 SINCE JUL 1 3701 4209 -508 4072 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 61 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW SLEET FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 73 200 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 60 1999 1954 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -21 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 8 2005......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 540 PM CST FEBRUARY 9 2005......SUNRISE 717 AM CST SUNSET 541 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 7 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 40 1259 AM 61 1987 33 7 15 MINIMUM 18 1159 PM -10 1972 17 1 -4 AVERAGE 29 25 4 6 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 0.70 1901 0.04 0.08 T MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.22 0.08 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 2.40 2.54 -0.14 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 1.23 1.22 0.01 2.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.0 1986 0.2 MM T MONTH TO DATE MM 1.8 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 14.9 MM 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 MM 17.3 MM 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 40 -4 59 MONTH TO DATE 183 284 -101 347 SINCE DEC 1 2585 2810 -225 2790 SINCE JUL 1 3750 4032 -282 4090 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 77 1000 PM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 62 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -16 1933 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 8 2005......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 536 PM CST FEBRUARY 9 2005......SUNRISE 712 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. $$