000 CDUS43 KDMX 270652 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1245 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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 48 506 PM 87 1991 53 -5 73 MINIMUM 34 659 AM -1 1964 32 2 58 AVERAGE 41 43 -2 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.43 1882 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.15 1.75 -0.60 2.56 SINCE MAR 1 1.15 1.75 -0.60 2.56 SINCE JAN 1 3.78 3.97 -0.19 5.53 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.3 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 3.6 -2.4 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 3.6 -2.4 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 33.2 -13.4 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 22 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 725 720 5 602 SINCE MAR 1 725 720 5 602 SINCE JUL 1 5123 5722 -599 5462 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 1 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 1 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 1 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 71 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 53 500 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 80 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 6 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE 606 AM CST SUNSET 635 PM CST MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE 604 AM CST SUNSET 636 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 26 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 48 446 PM 85 1991 53 -5 69 MINIMUM 30 1051 PM 3 1955 34 -4 58 AVERAGE 39 44 -5 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.00 1916 0.09 -0.09 0.33 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 1.90 -1.18 4.02 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 1.90 -1.18 4.02 SINCE JAN 1 4.09 4.06 0.03 6.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.1 1983 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 3.2 MM 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.2 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 24.7 -17.7 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 21 5 1 MONTH TO DATE 763 688 75 600 SINCE MAR 1 763 688 75 600 SINCE JUL 1 5194 5475 -281 5464 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 400 AM LOWEST 53 100 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 81 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 13 2001 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE 601 AM CST SUNSET 630 PM CST MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE 559 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. $$