000 CDUS43 KDMX 200645 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 36 411 PM 80 1921 50 -14 66 MINIMUM 27 642 AM -10 1923 30 -3 29 AVERAGE 32 40 -8 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.27 1982 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.11 1.18 -1.07 2.50 SINCE MAR 1 0.11 1.18 -1.07 2.50 SINCE JAN 1 2.74 3.40 -0.66 5.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.4 1970 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.9 -2.8 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.9 -2.8 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 18.7 32.5 -13.8 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 25 8 17 MONTH TO DATE 543 555 -12 494 SINCE MAR 1 543 555 -12 494 SINCE JUL 1 4941 5557 -616 5354 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 (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 7 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 70 400 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 79 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 4 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 628 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 19 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 35 433 PM 74 1945 50 -15 63 MINIMUM 29 929 AM -6 1923 32 -3 26 AVERAGE 32 41 -9 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.91 1982 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.31 -1.23 3.26 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.31 -1.23 3.26 SINCE JAN 1 2.27 3.47 -1.20 5.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1971 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.5 -2.5 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.5 -2.5 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 24.0 -22.6 38.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 24 9 20 MONTH TO DATE 565 530 35 484 SINCE MAR 1 565 530 35 484 SINCE JUL 1 4996 5317 -321 5348 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 (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 64 400 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 78 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 8 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 611 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. $$ REV