000 CDUS43 KDMX 300651 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1251 AM CST WED MAR 30 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 77 239 PM 91 1986 54 23 61 MINIMUM 51 241 AM 6 1969 34 17 36 AVERAGE 64 44 20 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.98 1976 0.09 -0.09 T MONTH TO DATE 1.15 2.02 -0.87 3.48 SINCE MAR 1 1.15 2.02 -0.87 3.48 SINCE JAN 1 3.78 4.24 -0.46 6.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.7 1954 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 3.9 -2.7 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 3.9 -2.7 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 33.5 -13.7 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 1 21 -20 16 MONTH TO DATE 758 785 -27 638 SINCE MAR 1 758 785 -27 638 SINCE JUL 1 5156 5787 -631 5498 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 76 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 68 300 AM LOWEST 36 200 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 83 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 6 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE 601 AM CST SUNSET 638 PM CST MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 639 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 29 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 75 238 PM 88 1986 54 21 61 MINIMUM 48 614 AM 9 1969 35 13 37 AVERAGE 62 45 17 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.94 1979 0.09 -0.09 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 2.17 -1.45 4.63 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 2.17 -1.45 4.63 SINCE JAN 1 4.09 4.33 -0.24 7.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.5 1951 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 3.5 MM 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.5 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 MM 25.0 MM 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 20 -17 16 MONTH TO DATE 803 750 53 631 SINCE MAR 1 803 750 53 631 SINCE JUL 1 5234 5537 -303 5495 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 66 200 AM LOWEST 35 200 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 83 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 12 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE 556 AM CST SUNSET 633 PM CST MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE 554 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. $$