000 CDUS43 KDMX 100655 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1242 AM CST THU MAR 10 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 36 402 PM 72 1990 45 -9 48 MINIMUM 21 717 AM -4 1912 26 -5 33 AVERAGE 29 35 -6 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.01 1909 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.51 -0.50 1.37 SINCE DEC 1 3.24 4.06 -0.82 5.52 SINCE JAN 1 2.64 2.73 -0.09 4.34 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.6 1909 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.8 -1.8 T SINCE DEC 1 17.5 26.5 -9.0 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 31.4 -12.8 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 30 6 24 MONTH TO DATE 253 283 -30 223 SINCE MAR 1 253 283 -30 223 SINCE JUL 1 4651 5285 -634 5083 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 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 77 500 AM LOWEST 29 300 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 75 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -6 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 617 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 9 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 37 339 PM 71 1990 45 -8 45 MINIMUM 17 542 AM 0 1982 28 -11 29 AVERAGE 27 37 -10 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.80 1946 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.56 -0.52 2.03 SINCE DEC 1 3.40 4.04 -0.64 6.90 SINCE JAN 1 2.23 2.72 -0.49 4.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1971 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 20.6 -20.6 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 23.0 -21.6 29.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 28 10 28 MONTH TO DATE 269 270 -1 205 SINCE MAR 1 269 270 -1 205 SINCE JUL 1 4700 5057 -357 5069 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 N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 500 AM LOWEST 23 400 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 72 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -12 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE 629 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE 628 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. $$