000 CDUS43 KDMX 210657 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1257 AM CST MON FEB 21 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 43 452 PM 64 1981 37 6 38 1930 MINIMUM 32 1159 PM -12 1929 20 12 33 AVERAGE 38 28 10 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 0.66 1954 0.04 0.04 0.28 MONTH TO DATE 1.75 0.79 0.96 1.50 SINCE DEC 1 3.19 3.15 0.04 3.88 SINCE JAN 1 2.59 1.82 0.77 2.70 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.8 1919 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 4.9 6.0 -1.1 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 16.1 22.5 -6.4 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 17.2 27.4 -10.2 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 37 -10 29 MONTH TO DATE 628 808 -180 917 SINCE DEC 1 3063 3420 -357 3364 SINCE JUL 1 4144 4720 -576 4629 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN HAIL FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 82 600 PM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 67 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -9 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 557 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 20 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 42 659 PM 65 1930 38 4 44 MINIMUM 34 436 AM -16 1929 22 12 33 AVERAGE 38 30 8 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 1.60 1919 0.05 0.04 0.10 MONTH TO DATE 1.20 0.75 0.45 0.80 SINCE DEC 1 3.30 3.07 0.23 4.77 SINCE JAN 1 2.13 1.75 0.38 2.31 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.4 1989 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 4.4 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 17.5 -17.5 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 19.9 -18.5 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 35 -8 26 MONTH TO DATE 613 770 -157 888 SINCE DEC 1 3015 3296 -281 3331 SINCE JUL 1 4180 4518 -338 4631 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 85 1000 PM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 69 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -7 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 552 PM CST FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$