000 CDUS43 KDMX 280658 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 AM CST MON MAR 28 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 60 413 PM 80 1989 53 7 67 MINIMUM 28 430 AM 6 1964 33 -5 55 AVERAGE 44 43 1 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.01 1975 0.09 -0.09 0.91 MONTH TO DATE 1.15 1.84 -0.69 3.47 SINCE MAR 1 1.15 1.84 -0.69 3.47 SINCE JAN 1 3.78 4.06 -0.28 6.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1887 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 3.7 -2.5 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 3.7 -2.5 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 33.3 -13.5 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 22 -1 4 MONTH TO DATE 746 742 4 606 SINCE MAR 1 746 742 4 606 SINCE JUL 1 5144 5744 -600 5466 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 37 500 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 82 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 9 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE 604 AM CST SUNSET 636 PM CST MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 602 AM CST SUNSET 637 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 27 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 58 411 PM 81 1945 54 4 70 MINIMUM 25 520 AM 13 2001 35 -10 57 AVERAGE 42 44 -2 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1898 0.09 -0.09 0.41 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 1.99 -1.27 4.43 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 1.99 -1.27 4.43 SINCE JAN 1 4.09 4.15 -0.06 6.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.5 1983 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 3.3 MM 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.3 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 24.8 -17.8 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 21 2 1 MONTH TO DATE 786 709 77 601 SINCE MAR 1 786 709 77 601 SINCE JUL 1 5217 5496 -279 5465 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 200 AM LOWEST 40 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 81 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 8 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 631 PM CST MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 558 AM CST SUNSET 632 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$