000 CDUS43 KDMX 170653 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1242 AM CST THU FEB 17 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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 39 414 PM 66 1981 36 3 30 MINIMUM 23 1147 PM -19 1958 18 5 12 AVERAGE 31 27 4 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.66 1932 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.63 0.63 1.00 1.22 SINCE DEC 1 3.07 2.99 0.08 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 2.47 1.66 0.81 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1975 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.9 4.8 0.1 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 16.1 21.3 -5.2 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 17.2 26.2 -9.0 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 39 -5 44 MONTH TO DATE 493 657 -164 786 SINCE DEC 1 2928 3269 -341 3233 SINCE JUL 1 4009 4569 -560 4498 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 52 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 AM LOWEST 37 400 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 68 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -20 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 552 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 16 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 38 325 PM 61 1981 36 2 30 MINIMUM 24 1159 PM -17 1958 20 4 4 AVERAGE 31 28 3 17 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.50 1911 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.08 0.58 0.50 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 3.18 2.90 0.28 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 2.01 1.58 0.43 2.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1953 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.6 -3.6 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 16.7 -16.7 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 19.1 -17.7 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 37 -3 48 MONTH TO DATE 474 627 -153 762 SINCE DEC 1 2876 3153 -277 3205 SINCE JUL 1 4041 4375 -334 4505 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 38 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 63 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -20 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV