000 CDUS43 KDMX 270647 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 48 337 PM 70 1896 40 8 47 MINIMUM 23 631 AM -14 1963 22 1 24 1897 AVERAGE 36 31 5 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.90 1912 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.84 1.09 0.75 1.72 SINCE DEC 1 3.28 3.45 -0.17 4.10 SINCE JAN 1 2.68 2.12 0.56 2.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.2 1912 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.0 7.8 -1.8 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 17.2 24.3 -7.1 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.3 29.2 -10.9 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 35 -6 29 MONTH TO DATE 816 1022 -206 1091 SINCE DEC 1 3251 3634 -383 3538 SINCE JUL 1 4332 4934 -602 4803 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 24 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 100 AM LOWEST 45 200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 68 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -11 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 604 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 26 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 44 241 PM 64 1932 40 4 46 MINIMUM 22 302 AM -12 1963 24 -2 25 AVERAGE 33 32 1 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.00 1903 0.05 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.05 MM 0.89 SINCE DEC 1 MM 3.37 MM 4.86 SINCE JAN 1 MM 2.05 MM 2.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.0 2001 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 5.6 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 18.7 MM 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 MM 21.1 MM 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 33 -1 29 MONTH TO DATE 801 974 -173 1060 SINCE DEC 1 3203 3500 -297 3503 SINCE JUL 1 4368 4722 -354 4803 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 E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 58 200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 72 1976 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -23 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 559 PM CST FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$