000 CDUS43 KDMX 260703 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1255 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 49 344 PM 69 1995 39 10 40 MINIMUM 23 646 AM -6 2003 21 2 31 AVERAGE 36 30 6 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.07 1951 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.84 1.04 0.80 1.72 SINCE DEC 1 3.28 3.40 -0.12 4.10 SINCE JAN 1 2.68 2.07 0.61 2.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1929 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.0 7.5 -1.5 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 17.2 24.0 -6.8 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.3 28.9 -10.6 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 35 -6 29 MONTH TO DATE 787 987 -200 1062 SINCE DEC 1 3222 3599 -377 3509 SINCE JUL 1 4303 4899 -596 4774 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 NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 AM LOWEST 39 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 70 1896 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -14 1963 1897 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 603 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 25 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 51 325 PM 74 1930 40 11 43 MINIMUM 25 541 AM -6 2003 23 2 30 1924 AVERAGE 38 32 6 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.57 1930 0.05 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.00 MM 0.89 SINCE DEC 1 MM 3.32 MM 4.86 SINCE JAN 1 MM 2.00 MM 2.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.5 1962 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 5.4 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 18.5 MM 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 MM 20.9 MM 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 33 -6 28 MONTH TO DATE 769 941 -172 1031 SINCE DEC 1 3171 3467 -296 3474 SINCE JUL 1 4336 4689 -353 4774 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 NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 39 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 64 1932 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -12 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 559 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$