000 CDUS43 KDMX 140657 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1257 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 40 443 PM 73 1933 47 -7 55 MINIMUM 14 507 AM 2 1993 28 -14 33 AVERAGE 27 37 -10 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 1913 0.07 -0.07 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.76 -0.73 1.58 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.76 -0.73 1.58 SINCE JAN 1 2.66 2.98 -0.32 4.55 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1904 0.1 -0.1 0.1 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.3 -2.2 0.1 SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.3 -2.2 0.1 SINCE JUL 1 18.7 31.9 -13.2 41.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 28 10 21 MONTH TO DATE 380 397 -17 333 SINCE MAR 1 380 397 -17 333 SINCE JUL 1 4778 5399 -621 5193 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 56 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 80 400 AM LOWEST 29 200 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -3 1880 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 626 AM CST SUNSET 621 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 13 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 39 440 PM 72 1995 47 -8 56 MINIMUM 14 454 AM 4 1993 29 -15 31 AVERAGE 27 38 -11 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1917 0.07 -0.07 0.41 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.84 -0.79 2.44 SINCE MAR 1 0.05 0.84 -0.79 2.44 SINCE JAN 1 2.24 3.00 -0.76 4.85 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 1951 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.9 -1.9 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.9 -1.9 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 23.4 -22.0 29.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 27 11 21 MONTH TO DATE 396 379 17 319 SINCE MAR 1 396 379 17 319 SINCE JUL 1 4827 5166 -339 5183 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 W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 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 88 200 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 75 2002 1995 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 5 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 621 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. $$ SMALL