000 CDUS43 KDMX 140658 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1251 AM CST MON FEB 14 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 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 45 525 PM 65 1921 35 10 32 MINIMUM 39 1159 PM -26 1905 17 22 2 AVERAGE 42 26 16 17 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.77 1.05 1919 0.04 0.73 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.63 0.51 1.12 1.22 SINCE DEC 1 3.07 2.87 0.20 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 2.47 1.54 0.93 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.7 1978 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.9 3.9 1.0 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 16.1 20.4 -4.3 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 17.2 25.3 -8.1 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 40 -17 48 MONTH TO DATE 414 540 -126 639 SINCE DEC 1 2849 3152 -303 3086 SINCE JUL 1 3930 4452 -522 4351 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 NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 92 1100 PM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 68 1954 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -14 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 549 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 13 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 45 448 PM 65 1938 35 10 34 MINIMUM 40 1219 AM -7 1986 19 21 2 AVERAGE 43 27 16 18 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.71 1.24 1978 0.04 0.67 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.08 0.46 0.62 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 3.18 2.78 0.40 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 2.01 1.46 0.55 2.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 15.0 1978 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 3.0 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 16.1 -16.1 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 MM 18.5 -17.1 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 38 -16 47 MONTH TO DATE 397 515 -118 615 SINCE DEC 1 2799 3041 -242 3058 SINCE JUL 1 3964 4263 -299 4358 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 W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 92 1100 AM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 69 1954 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -6 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ CM