000 CDUS43 KDMX 250706 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1255 AM CST FRI MAR 25 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 39 624 PM 83 1967 52 -13 74 MINIMUM 33 1159 PM 1 1974 32 1 49 AVERAGE 36 42 -6 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.88 1.19 1945 0.08 0.80 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.03 1.58 -0.55 2.50 SINCE MAR 1 1.03 1.58 -0.55 2.50 SINCE JAN 1 3.66 3.80 -0.14 5.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.3 2.8 1957 0.1 0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.8 3.4 -2.6 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 0.8 3.4 -2.6 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.4 33.0 -13.6 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 23 6 3 MONTH TO DATE 673 675 -2 598 SINCE MAR 1 673 675 -2 598 SINCE JUL 1 5071 5677 -606 5458 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 92 100 AM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 88 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 3 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE 609 AM CST SUNSET 633 PM CST MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE 607 AM CST SUNSET 634 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 24 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 40 141 PM 82 1929 52 -12 70 MINIMUM 30 404 AM 4 1974 33 -3 48 AVERAGE 35 43 -8 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.49 2.05 1920 0.09 0.40 T MONTH TO DATE 0.66 1.72 -1.06 3.32 SINCE MAR 1 0.66 1.72 -1.06 3.32 SINCE JAN 1 4.03 3.88 0.15 5.73 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 4.0 1978 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 3.0 MM 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.0 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 24.5 -17.5 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 22 8 6 MONTH TO DATE 708 645 63 595 SINCE MAR 1 708 645 63 595 SINCE JUL 1 5139 5432 -293 5459 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 85 1100 AM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 80 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 3 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE 604 AM CST SUNSET 628 PM CST MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE 603 AM CST SUNSET 629 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$