000 CDUS43 KDMX 180721 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 117 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 61 314 PM 81 1894 49 12 42 MINIMUM 32 722 AM 0 1909 29 3 28 AVERAGE 47 39 8 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1991 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.04 -1.01 2.50 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 1.04 -1.01 2.50 SINCE JAN 1 2.66 3.26 -0.60 5.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.2 1984 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.7 -2.6 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.7 -2.6 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 18.7 32.3 -13.6 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 26 -8 30 MONTH TO DATE 489 504 -15 451 SINCE MAR 1 489 504 -15 451 SINCE JUL 1 4887 5506 -619 5311 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 SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 43 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 1100 PM LOWEST 24 300 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 80 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -3 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 621 AM CST SUNSET 625 PM CST MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM CST SUNSET 626 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 17 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 61 208 PM 77 1966 49 12 40 MINIMUM 28 338 AM 10 1993 31 -3 32 AVERAGE 45 40 5 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.07 1998 0.08 -0.08 0.07 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 1.15 -1.10 3.26 SINCE MAR 1 0.05 1.15 -1.10 3.26 SINCE JAN 1 2.24 3.31 -1.07 5.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.4 1984 0.1 -0.1 T MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.3 -2.3 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.3 -2.3 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 23.8 -22.4 38.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 25 -5 29 MONTH TO DATE 509 481 28 437 SINCE MAR 1 509 481 28 437 SINCE JUL 1 4940 5268 -328 5301 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 400 AM LOWEST 22 400 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 77 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 2 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE 614 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. $$ REV