000 CDUS43 KDMX 090658 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1246 AM CST WED FEB 9 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 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 23 1159 PM 60 1999 33 -10 33 1954 MINIMUM 10 731 AM -21 1899 16 -6 -4 AVERAGE 17 24 -7 15 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 0.81 1918 0.04 0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.31 0.40 1.22 SINCE DEC 1 2.15 2.67 -0.52 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 1.55 1.34 0.21 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.5 8.3 1901 0.3 1.2 T MONTH TO DATE 4.7 2.4 2.3 14.9 SINCE DEC 1 15.9 18.9 -3.0 40.8 SINCE JUL 1 17.0 23.8 -6.8 40.8 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 41 7 50 MONTH TO DATE 233 338 -105 410 SINCE DEC 1 2668 2950 -282 2857 SINCE JUL 1 3749 4250 -501 4122 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 47 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 800 PM LOWEST 73 1200 AM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 61 1976 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -23 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 9 2005......SUNRISE 717 AM CST SUNSET 541 PM CST FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE 716 AM CST SUNSET 542 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 8 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 28 710 PM 62 1938 34 -6 35 MINIMUM 17 213 AM -16 1933 18 -1 -6 AVERAGE 23 26 -3 15 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.74 2001 0.04 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.26 MM 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 MM 2.58 MM 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 MM 1.26 MM 2.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1979 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.0 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 15.1 MM 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 MM 17.5 MM 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 39 3 50 MONTH TO DATE 225 323 -98 397 SINCE DEC 1 2627 2849 -222 2840 SINCE JUL 1 3792 4071 -279 4140 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 N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 AM LOWEST 80 1200 AM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 68 1943 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -19 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 9 2005......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 537 PM CST FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 538 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$