000 CDUS43 KDMX 050915 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1254 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 61 217 PM 76 1921 43 18 42 MINIMUM 23 621 AM -9 1978 24 -1 36 AVERAGE 42 33 9 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.26 1976 0.06 -0.06 0.86 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.21 -0.21 1.06 SINCE DEC 1 3.23 3.76 -0.53 5.21 SINCE JAN 1 2.63 2.43 0.20 4.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.4 2003 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T SINCE DEC 1 17.5 25.5 -8.0 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 30.4 -11.8 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 32 -9 26 MONTH TO DATE 126 130 -4 103 SINCE MAR 1 126 130 -4 103 SINCE JUL 1 4524 5132 -608 4963 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 95 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 600 AM LOWEST 31 100 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 71 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -15 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2005.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 610 PM CST MARCH 6 2005.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 611 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 4 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 65 157 PM 69 1992 43 22 43 MINIMUM 21 403 AM -8 1960 26 -5 38 AVERAGE 43 35 8 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.79 1976 0.06 -0.06 1.73 MONTH TO DATE T 0.24 -0.24 1.82 SINCE DEC 1 3.36 3.72 -0.36 6.69 SINCE JAN 1 2.19 2.40 -0.21 4.23 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.5 2003 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.8 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 19.9 -19.9 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 22.3 -20.9 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 30 -8 24 MONTH TO DATE 133 124 9 92 SINCE MAR 1 133 124 9 92 SINCE JUL 1 4564 4911 -347 4956 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) 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 100 500 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 69 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -15 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2005.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 606 PM CST MARCH 6 2005.........SUNRISE 636 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. $$ FAB