000 CDUS43 KDMX 010653 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1247 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 60 357 PM 84 1978 55 5 51 MINIMUM 39 637 AM 13 1923 34 5 27 AVERAGE 50 45 5 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.36 1973 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.61 2.21 -0.60 3.48 SINCE MAR 1 1.61 2.21 -0.60 3.48 SINCE JAN 1 4.24 4.43 -0.19 6.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.9 1985 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 4.1 -2.9 17.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 4.1 -2.9 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 33.7 -13.9 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 20 -5 26 MONTH TO DATE 781 826 -45 693 SINCE MAR 1 781 826 -45 693 SINCE JUL 1 5179 5828 -649 5553 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 1 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 1 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 1 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 94 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 600 AM LOWEST 39 400 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 87 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 11 1881 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 640 PM CST APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 556 AM CST SUNSET 641 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 31 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 61 355 PM 83 1986 55 6 54 MINIMUM 40 1148 PM 16 1924 36 4 31 AVERAGE 51 46 5 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.67 1929 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.87 2.35 -1.48 4.63 SINCE MAR 1 0.87 2.35 -1.48 4.63 SINCE JAN 1 4.24 4.51 -0.27 7.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MM MM 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 3.7 MM 9.4 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.7 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 25.2 -18.2 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 19 -5 22 MONTH TO DATE 823 789 34 681 SINCE MAR 1 823 789 34 681 SINCE JUL 1 5254 5576 -322 5545 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 1200 AM LOWEST 36 400 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 553 AM CST SUNSET 635 PM CST APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 551 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. $$ KINNEY