000 CDUS43 KDMX 030703 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1246 AM CST THU MAR 3 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 42 338 PM 75 1983 42 0 39 MINIMUM 24 744 AM -10 1913 23 1 34 AVERAGE 33 32 1 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.87 1970 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.17 SINCE DEC 1 3.23 3.65 -0.42 4.32 SINCE JAN 1 2.63 2.32 0.31 3.14 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 1965 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 17.5 25.1 -7.6 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 30.0 -11.4 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 33 -1 28 MONTH TO DATE 73 66 7 49 SINCE MAR 1 73 66 7 49 SINCE JUL 1 4471 5068 -597 4909 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 74 800 AM LOWEST 41 300 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 81 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -6 1884 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2005.........SUNRISE 646 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST MARCH 4 2005.........SUNRISE 644 AM CST SUNSET 609 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 MARCH 2 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 39 344 PM 74 1983 42 -3 44 MINIMUM 17 636 AM -2 1962 25 -8 36 AVERAGE 28 34 -6 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.02 1970 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.12 -0.12 0.01 SINCE DEC 1 3.36 3.60 -0.24 4.88 SINCE JAN 1 2.19 2.28 -0.09 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 7.0 1978 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.4 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 19.5 -19.5 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 21.9 -20.5 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 31 6 25 MONTH TO DATE 77 63 14 41 SINCE MAR 1 77 63 14 41 SINCE JUL 1 4508 4850 -342 4905 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 200 AM LOWEST 48 100 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 79 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -4 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2005.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST MARCH 4 2005.........SUNRISE 639 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. $$ KINNEY