000 CDUS43 KDMX 060724 CLIDSM DCLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 103 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 52 358 PM 71 1921 43 9 42 MINIMUM 30 700 AM -15 1960 25 5 36 AVERAGE 41 34 7 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.91 1946 0.06 -0.06 0.30 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.27 -0.27 1.36 SINCE DEC 1 3.23 3.82 -0.59 5.51 SINCE JAN 1 2.63 2.49 0.14 4.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.9 1915 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.0 -1.0 T SINCE DEC 1 17.5 25.7 -8.2 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 30.6 -12.0 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 31 -7 26 MONTH TO DATE 150 161 -11 129 SINCE MAR 1 150 161 -11 129 SINCE JUL 1 4548 5163 -615 4989 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 96 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 AM LOWEST 44 400 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 73 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -6 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2005.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST MARCH 7 2005.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 612 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 5 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 51 455 PM 69 2000 44 7 59 MINIMUM 31 727 AM -15 1960 26 5 37 AVERAGE 41 35 6 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.02 1959 0.06 -0.06 0.07 MONTH TO DATE T 0.30 -0.30 1.89 SINCE DEC 1 3.36 3.78 -0.42 6.76 SINCE JAN 1 2.19 2.46 -0.27 4.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 8.2 1959 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.0 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 20.1 -20.1 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 22.5 -21.1 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 30 -6 17 MONTH TO DATE 157 154 3 109 SINCE MAR 1 157 154 3 109 SINCE JUL 1 4588 4941 -353 4973 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 600 AM LOWEST 41 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 72 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -11 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2005.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST MARCH 7 2005.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB