000 CDUS43 KDMX 240651 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 144 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 50 524 PM 85 1990 64 -14 65 MINIMUM 36 544 AM 25 1956 43 -7 43 AVERAGE 43 54 -11 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 2.95 1897 0.13 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.71 2.67 2.04 3.58 SINCE MAR 1 6.32 4.88 1.44 7.06 SINCE JAN 1 8.95 7.10 1.85 10.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.9 1967 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.3 -2.3 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 6.4 -5.2 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 36.0 -16.2 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 12 10 11 MONTH TO DATE 158 367 -209 285 SINCE MAR 1 939 1193 -254 978 SINCE JUL 1 5337 6195 -858 5838 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 19 5 14 15 SINCE MAR 1 19 6 13 16 SINCE JAN 1 19 6 13 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 98 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 1200 AM LOWEST 25 600 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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 23 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 50 336 PM 86 1960 64 -14 65 MINIMUM 32 1124 PM 26 1927 44 -12 39 AVERAGE 41 54 -13 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.04 1955 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.91 2.41 1.50 0.69 SINCE MAR 1 4.78 4.76 0.02 5.32 SINCE JAN 1 8.15 6.92 1.23 7.73 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1967 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.9 -1.9 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 5.6 -5.6 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 27.1 -20.1 38.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 11 13 13 MONTH TO DATE 198 343 -145 307 SINCE MAR 1 1021 1132 -111 988 SINCE JUL 1 5452 5919 -467 5852 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 1 8 20 SINCE MAR 1 9 1 8 20 SINCE JAN 1 9 1 8 20 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 79 1200 AM LOWEST 34 500 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$