000 CDUS43 KDMX 090655 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1251 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 37 400 PM 78 1977 45 -8 60 MINIMUM 20 727 AM -3 1996 26 -6 24 AVERAGE 29 35 -6 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.03 1998 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.45 -0.44 1.37 SINCE DEC 1 3.24 4.00 -0.76 5.52 SINCE JAN 1 2.64 2.67 -0.03 4.34 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 11.1 1999 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.6 -1.6 T SINCE DEC 1 17.5 26.3 -8.8 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 31.2 -12.6 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 30 6 23 MONTH TO DATE 217 253 -36 199 SINCE MAR 1 217 253 -36 199 SINCE JUL 1 4615 5255 -640 5059 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 92 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 73 600 AM LOWEST 35 200 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 72 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -4 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 616 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 8 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 38 300 PM 75 1977 45 -7 60 MINIMUM 18 636 AM -7 1943 28 -10 25 AVERAGE 28 36 -8 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1998 0.07 -0.07 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.49 -0.45 2.03 SINCE DEC 1 3.40 3.97 -0.57 6.90 SINCE JAN 1 2.23 2.65 -0.42 4.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.9 1999 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 20.5 -20.5 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 22.9 -21.5 29.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 29 8 22 MONTH TO DATE 231 242 -11 177 SINCE MAR 1 231 242 -11 177 SINCE JUL 1 4662 5029 -367 5041 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 1200 AM LOWEST 38 300 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 71 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1982 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 610 PM CST MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE 629 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. $$