000 CDUS43 KDMX 311116 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 111 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 70 1045 AM 83 1968 55 15 40 MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 6 1964 34 9 32 AVERAGE 57 44 13 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.46 1.91 1998 0.09 0.37 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.61 2.11 -0.50 3.48 SINCE MAR 1 1.61 2.11 -0.50 3.48 SINCE JAN 1 4.24 4.33 -0.09 6.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.2 1901 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 4.0 -2.8 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 4.0 -2.8 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 33.6 -13.8 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 21 -13 29 MONTH TO DATE 766 806 -40 667 SINCE MAR 1 766 806 -40 667 SINCE JUL 1 5164 5808 -644 5527 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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 55 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN HAIL FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 PM LOWEST 52 100 AM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 84 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 13 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 639 PM CST APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 640 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 30 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 72 143 PM 83 1967 55 17 43 MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 12 1969 36 9 30 AVERAGE 59 45 14 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.15 1.80 1993 0.09 0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.87 2.26 -1.39 4.63 SINCE MAR 1 0.87 2.26 -1.39 4.63 SINCE JAN 1 4.24 4.42 -0.18 7.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.1 1951 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 3.6 MM 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.6 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 25.1 -18.1 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 6 20 -14 28 MONTH TO DATE 809 770 39 659 SINCE MAR 1 809 770 39 659 SINCE JUL 1 5240 5557 -317 5523 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 600 PM LOWEST 37 200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 83 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 16 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE 554 AM CST SUNSET 634 PM CST APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 553 AM CST SUNSET 635 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$