000 CDUS43 KDMX 020653 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1242 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 57 111 PM 87 2003 55 2 57 MINIMUM 37 707 AM 11 1881 35 2 30 AVERAGE 47 45 2 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.96 1920 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 1.61 2.31 -0.70 3.48 SINCE JAN 1 4.24 4.53 -0.29 6.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1979 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 4.2 -3.0 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 33.8 -14.0 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 20 -2 21 MONTH TO DATE 18 20 -2 21 SINCE MAR 1 799 846 -47 714 SINCE JUL 1 5197 5848 -651 5574 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 1 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 1 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 87 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 600 AM LOWEST 20 200 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 87 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 15 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 556 AM CST SUNSET 641 PM CST APRIL 3 2005.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 1220 PM 85 2003 56 2 55 MINIMUM 32 1032 PM 15 1924 36 -4 27 AVERAGE 45 46 -1 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 1967 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.09 -0.09 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.87 2.44 -1.57 4.63 SINCE JAN 1 4.24 4.60 -0.36 7.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 4.0 1970 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.1 MM 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.8 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 25.3 -18.3 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 19 1 24 MONTH TO DATE 20 19 1 24 SINCE MAR 1 843 808 35 705 SINCE JUL 1 5274 5595 -321 5569 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 300 AM LOWEST 24 1200 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1940 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 19 1975 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 551 AM CST SUNSET 636 PM CST APRIL 3 2005.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KINNEY