000 CDUS43 KDMX 191119 CCA CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 116 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 54 1106 AM 80 1918 49 5 46 MINIMUM 33 1159 PM -3 1923 30 3 32 AVERAGE 44 39 5 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 1.57 1922 0.07 0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.11 1.11 -1.00 2.50 SINCE MAR 1 0.11 1.11 -1.00 2.50 SINCE JAN 1 2.74 3.33 -0.59 5.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.5 1923 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.8 -2.7 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.8 -2.7 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 18.7 32.4 -13.7 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 26 -5 26 MONTH TO DATE 510 530 -20 477 SINCE MAR 1 510 530 -20 477 SINCE JUL 1 4908 5532 -624 5337 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 (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 11 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1000 PM LOWEST 41 1100 AM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 80 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -10 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 627 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 18 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 56 143 PM 77 1945 50 6 46 MINIMUM 28 504 AM 2 1923 31 -3 29 AVERAGE 42 40 2 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.06 1963 0.08 -0.05 T MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.23 -1.15 3.26 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.23 -1.15 3.26 SINCE JAN 1 2.27 3.39 -1.12 5.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 1960 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.4 -2.4 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.4 -2.4 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 23.9 -22.5 38.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 25 -2 27 MONTH TO DATE 532 506 26 464 SINCE MAR 1 532 506 26 464 SINCE JUL 1 4963 5293 -330 5328 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 (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 400 AM LOWEST 30 100 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 74 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 -6 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE 614 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV