000 CDUS43 KDMX 030643 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1240 AM CST SUN APR 3 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 61 455 PM 87 1981 56 5 64 MINIMUM 29 627 AM 15 1970 35 -6 33 AVERAGE 45 45 0 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.60 1964 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.20 -0.20 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 1.61 2.41 -0.80 3.48 SINCE JAN 1 4.24 4.63 -0.39 6.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1975 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 4.3 -3.1 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 33.9 -14.1 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 20 0 16 MONTH TO DATE 38 40 -2 37 SINCE MAR 1 819 866 -47 730 SINCE JUL 1 5217 5868 -651 5590 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 500 AM LOWEST 23 600 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 82 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 9 1975 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 3 2005.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT APRIL 4 2005.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 743 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 2 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 59 404 PM 86 1940 56 3 63 MINIMUM 30 606 AM 19 1975 37 -7 28 AVERAGE 45 46 -1 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.05 1983 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.87 2.53 -1.66 4.63 SINCE JAN 1 4.24 4.69 -0.45 7.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1975 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.2 MM 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 MM 3.9 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 25.4 -18.4 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 19 1 19 MONTH TO DATE 40 38 2 43 SINCE MAR 1 863 827 36 724 SINCE JUL 1 5294 5614 -320 5588 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 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 82 700 AM LOWEST 28 400 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 82 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 11 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 3 2005.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT APRIL 4 2005.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KINNEY