000 CDUS43 KDMX 120658 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1257 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 48 944 PM 82 1972 46 2 35 MINIMUM 27 731 AM -12 1948 27 0 20 AVERAGE 38 36 2 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.29 1977 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.63 -0.60 1.38 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.63 -0.60 1.38 SINCE JAN 1 2.66 2.85 -0.19 4.35 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.6 1951 0.1 -0.1 T MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.1 -2.0 T SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.1 -2.0 T SINCE JUL 1 18.7 31.7 -13.0 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 29 -2 37 MONTH TO DATE 307 341 -34 279 SINCE MAR 1 307 341 -34 279 SINCE JUL 1 4705 5343 -638 5139 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 32 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 200 AM LOWEST 37 400 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 77 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -11 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE 629 AM CST SUNSET 619 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 11 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 47 833 PM 78 1972 46 1 34 MINIMUM 29 610 AM -7 1948 29 0 23 AVERAGE 38 38 0 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.53 1977 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.70 -0.65 2.03 SINCE MAR 1 0.05 0.70 -0.65 2.03 SINCE JAN 1 2.24 2.86 -0.62 4.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.7 1951 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.7 -1.7 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.7 -1.7 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 23.2 -21.8 29.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 27 0 36 MONTH TO DATE 324 325 -1 262 SINCE MAR 1 324 325 -1 262 SINCE JUL 1 4755 5112 -357 5126 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 100 AM LOWEST 39 100 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 79 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -6 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE 626 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE 624 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. $$ SMALL