000 CDUS43 KDMX 131226 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 626 AM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 1201 AM 77 1916 46 -9 46 MINIMUM 22 1159 PM -11 1948 27 -5 17 AVERAGE 30 37 -7 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.95 1986 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.69 -0.66 1.38 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.69 -0.66 1.38 SINCE JAN 1 2.66 2.91 -0.25 4.35 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.4 1951 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.2 -2.1 T SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.2 -2.1 T SINCE JUL 1 18.7 31.8 -13.1 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 28 7 33 MONTH TO DATE 342 369 -27 312 SINCE MAR 1 342 369 -27 312 SINCE JUL 1 4740 5371 -631 5172 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 1000 PM LOWEST 37 300 AM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 73 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 2 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE 629 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 620 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 12 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 42 1207 AM 79 1990 47 -5 42 MINIMUM 19 1156 PM -6 1948 29 -10 16 AVERAGE 31 38 -7 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.20 1939 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.77 -0.72 2.03 SINCE MAR 1 0.05 0.77 -0.72 2.03 SINCE JAN 1 2.24 2.93 -0.69 4.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.8 1963 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 23.3 -21.9 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 27 7 36 MONTH TO DATE 358 352 6 298 SINCE MAR 1 358 352 6 298 SINCE JUL 1 4789 5139 -350 5162 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 1100 PM LOWEST 49 1200 AM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 72 1995 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 4 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE 624 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE 623 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. $$ SMALL