000 CDUS43 KDMX 150700 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1252 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 40 355 PM 75 1977 47 -7 50 MINIMUM 16 651 AM -3 1880 28 -12 34 AVERAGE 28 38 -10 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1945 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.83 -0.80 1.58 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.83 -0.80 1.58 SINCE JAN 1 2.66 3.05 -0.39 4.55 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.2 1912 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.4 -2.3 0.1 SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.4 -2.3 0.1 SINCE JUL 1 18.7 32.0 -13.3 41.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 27 10 23 MONTH TO DATE 417 424 -7 356 SINCE MAR 1 417 424 -7 356 SINCE JUL 1 4815 5426 -611 5216 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 92 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 74 200 AM LOWEST 29 200 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 77 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1890 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 626 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 624 AM CST SUNSET 623 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 14 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 40 344 PM 75 2002 48 -8 50 1995 MINIMUM 17 626 AM 5 1960 30 -13 33 AVERAGE 29 39 -10 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.78 1904 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.91 -0.86 2.44 SINCE MAR 1 0.05 0.91 -0.86 2.44 SINCE JAN 1 2.24 3.07 -0.83 4.85 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.0 1959 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.0 MM 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 MM 2.0 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 23.5 MM 29.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 26 10 23 MONTH TO DATE 432 405 27 342 SINCE MAR 1 432 405 27 342 SINCE JUL 1 4863 5192 -329 5206 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 (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 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 80 700 AM LOWEST 30 400 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 78 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 10 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 621 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$