000 CDUS43 KDMX 230657 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1249 AM CST WED MAR 23 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 44 134 PM 84 1988 51 -7 48 MINIMUM 32 717 AM 1 1912 31 1 23 AVERAGE 38 41 -3 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.99 1979 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.11 1.42 -1.31 2.50 SINCE MAR 1 0.11 1.42 -1.31 2.50 SINCE JAN 1 2.74 3.64 -0.90 5.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.0 1903 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.2 -3.1 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 0.1 3.2 -3.1 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 18.7 32.8 -14.1 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 24 3 29 MONTH TO DATE 620 628 -8 577 SINCE MAR 1 620 628 -8 577 SINCE JUL 1 5018 5630 -612 5437 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 NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 17 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1000 PM LOWEST 57 100 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 86 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 630 PM CST MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 611 AM CST SUNSET 631 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 22 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 42 229 PM 83 1988 51 -9 46 MINIMUM 32 513 AM 12 2002 33 -1 19 AVERAGE 37 42 -5 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 0.65 1953 0.08 0.00 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.55 -1.39 3.26 SINCE MAR 1 0.16 1.55 -1.39 3.26 SINCE JAN 1 3.53 3.71 -0.18 5.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.5 1970 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.8 MM 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 MM 2.8 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 24.3 -17.3 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 23 5 32 MONTH TO DATE 647 600 47 570 SINCE MAR 1 647 600 47 570 SINCE JUL 1 5078 5387 -309 5434 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 800 PM LOWEST 51 100 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 83 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 9 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 608 AM CST SUNSET 625 PM CST MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 606 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. $$