000 CDUS43 KDMX 110701 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1258 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 10 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 29 523 PM 66 1999 34 -5 28 MINIMUM 4 803 AM -20 1885 16 -12 16 AVERAGE 17 25 -8 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.52 1981 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.73 0.39 0.34 1.22 SINCE DEC 1 2.17 2.75 -0.58 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 1.57 1.42 0.15 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.6 1981 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.9 3.0 1.9 14.9 SINCE DEC 1 16.1 19.5 -3.4 40.8 SINCE JUL 1 17.2 24.4 -7.2 40.8 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 41 7 43 MONTH TO DATE 330 420 -90 493 SINCE DEC 1 2765 3032 -267 2940 SINCE JUL 1 3846 4332 -486 4205 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 94 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 100 AM LOWEST 63 400 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 65 1882 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -24 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 11 2005......SUNRISE 715 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST FEBRUARY 12 2005......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 545 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 10 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 27 516 PM 68 1943 34 -7 30 MINIMUM 6 732 AM -10 1982 18 -12 16 AVERAGE 17 26 -9 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.71 1960 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.34 -0.04 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 2.40 2.66 -0.26 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 1.23 1.34 -0.11 2.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 6.0 1988 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.4 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 15.5 -15.5 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 MM 17.9 -16.5 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 39 9 42 MONTH TO DATE 320 401 -81 475 SINCE DEC 1 2722 2927 -205 2918 SINCE JUL 1 3887 4149 -262 4218 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 200 AM LOWEST 62 100 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 62 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -17 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 11 2005......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 539 PM CST FEBRUARY 12 2005......SUNRISE 708 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. $$ CM