000 CDUS43 KDMX 290658 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1256 AM CST TUE MAR 29 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 73 429 PM 82 1910 54 19 56 MINIMUM 35 559 AM 9 1970 33 2 42 AVERAGE 54 43 11 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.47 1987 0.09 -0.09 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 1.15 1.93 -0.78 3.48 SINCE MAR 1 1.15 1.93 -0.78 3.48 SINCE JAN 1 3.78 4.15 -0.37 6.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.2 1886 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 3.8 -2.6 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 3.8 -2.6 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 33.4 -13.6 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 22 -11 16 MONTH TO DATE 757 764 -7 622 SINCE MAR 1 757 764 -7 622 SINCE JUL 1 5155 5766 -611 5482 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 91 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 700 AM LOWEST 25 300 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 91 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 6 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 602 AM CST SUNSET 637 PM CST MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE 601 AM CST SUNSET 638 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 28 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 71 326 PM 81 1968 54 17 61 MINIMUM 30 606 AM 8 1970 35 -5 40 AVERAGE 51 45 6 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.68 1931 0.09 -0.09 0.15 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 2.08 -1.36 4.58 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 2.08 -1.36 4.58 SINCE JAN 1 4.09 4.24 -0.15 6.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.4 1972 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 3.4 MM 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.4 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 MM 24.9 MM 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 21 -7 14 MONTH TO DATE 800 730 70 615 SINCE MAR 1 800 730 70 615 SINCE JUL 1 5231 5517 -286 5479 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 AM LOWEST 23 300 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 88 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 9 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 558 AM CST SUNSET 632 PM CST MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE 556 AM CST SUNSET 633 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$