000 CDUS43 KDMX 190657 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1257 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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 38 425 PM 68 1981 36 2 44 MINIMUM 16 721 AM -13 1903 19 -3 22 AVERAGE 27 28 -1 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.94 1961 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.63 0.71 0.92 1.22 SINCE DEC 1 3.07 3.07 0.00 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 2.47 1.74 0.73 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.5 1908 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.9 5.4 -0.5 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 16.1 21.9 -5.8 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 17.2 26.8 -9.6 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 38 0 32 MONTH TO DATE 566 733 -167 864 SINCE DEC 1 3001 3345 -344 3311 SINCE JUL 1 4082 4645 -563 4576 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 NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 400 AM LOWEST 44 300 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 70 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -11 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 555 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 18 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 34 419 PM 66 1930 37 -3 46 MINIMUM 16 729 AM -14 1936 21 -5 19 AVERAGE 25 29 -4 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.65 2000 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.08 0.66 0.42 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 3.18 2.98 0.20 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 2.01 1.66 0.35 2.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.7 1999 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 4.0 -4.0 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 17.1 -17.1 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 19.5 -18.1 29.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 36 4 32 MONTH TO DATE 551 699 -148 839 SINCE DEC 1 2953 3225 -272 3282 SINCE JUL 1 4118 4447 -329 4582 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 900 PM LOWEST 43 200 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 72 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -23 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$