000 CDUS43 KDMX 010702 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1255 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 29 1249 AM 69 1932 41 -12 58 MINIMUM 20 1159 PM -16 1962 23 -3 35 AVERAGE 25 32 -7 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.29 1987 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.79 1.19 0.60 1.72 SINCE DEC 1 3.23 3.55 -0.32 4.10 SINCE JAN 1 2.63 2.22 0.41 2.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 14.2 1939 0.2 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 8.2 -1.9 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 17.5 24.7 -7.2 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 29.6 -11.0 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 34 6 18 MONTH TO DATE 882 1090 -208 1133 SINCE DEC 1 3317 3702 -385 3580 SINCE JUL 1 4398 5002 -604 4845 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 3 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 1100 PM LOWEST 60 300 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 77 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -22 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 1 2005.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 605 PM CST MARCH 2 2005.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 607 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 28 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 28 1241 AM 67 1972 41 -13 58 MINIMUM 21 1156 PM -15 1962 24 -3 36 AVERAGE 25 33 -8 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.06 1939 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.26 1.16 0.10 0.89 SINCE DEC 1 3.36 3.48 -0.12 4.86 SINCE JAN 1 2.19 2.16 0.03 2.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.1 1969 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 6.0 MM 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 19.1 -19.1 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 21.5 -20.1 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 32 8 18 MONTH TO DATE 864 1039 -175 1106 SINCE DEC 1 3266 3565 -299 3549 SINCE JUL 1 4431 4787 -356 4849 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 100 AM LOWEST 63 300 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 75 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -20 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 1 2005.........SUNRISE 644 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST MARCH 2 2005.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KINNEY