000 CDUS43 KDMX 081121 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1249 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 58 1239 AM 79 2000 44 14 47 MINIMUM 27 907 PM -5 1996 25 2 30 AVERAGE 43 35 8 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.11 1990 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.39 -0.38 1.37 SINCE DEC 1 3.24 3.94 -0.70 5.52 SINCE JAN 1 2.64 2.61 0.03 4.34 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1891 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.4 -1.4 T SINCE DEC 1 17.5 26.1 -8.6 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 31.0 -12.4 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 31 -9 26 MONTH TO DATE 181 223 -42 176 SINCE MAR 1 181 223 -42 176 SINCE JUL 1 4579 5225 -646 5036 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 53 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 500 AM LOWEST 47 100 AM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -3 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2005.........SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 615 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 7 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 52 214 AM 77 2000 45 7 48 MINIMUM 24 1141 PM -5 1943 27 -3 33 AVERAGE 38 36 2 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.65 1921 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.42 -0.38 1.98 SINCE DEC 1 3.40 3.90 -0.50 6.85 SINCE JAN 1 2.23 2.58 -0.35 4.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1956 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 20.4 -20.4 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 22.8 -21.4 29.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 29 -2 24 MONTH TO DATE 194 213 -19 155 SINCE MAR 1 194 213 -19 155 SINCE JUL 1 4625 5000 -375 5019 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 1200 AM LOWEST 63 400 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 75 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -7 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2005.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 609 PM CST MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 610 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$