000 CDUS43 KDMX 250659 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 153 AM CDT MON APR 25 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 60 529 PM 89 1989 65 -5 55 MINIMUM 30 534 AM 24 1967 43 -13 48 AVERAGE 45 54 -9 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.46 1897 0.13 -0.13 0.57 MONTH TO DATE 4.71 2.80 1.91 4.15 SINCE MAR 1 6.32 5.01 1.31 7.63 SINCE JAN 1 8.95 7.23 1.72 10.60 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1910 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.4 -2.4 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 6.5 -5.3 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 36.1 -16.3 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 11 9 13 MONTH TO DATE 178 378 -200 298 SINCE MAR 1 959 1204 -245 991 SINCE JUL 1 5357 6206 -849 5851 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 19 6 13 15 SINCE MAR 1 19 7 12 16 SINCE JAN 1 19 7 12 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 98 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 500 AM LOWEST 22 500 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1949 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 28 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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 24 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 58 432 PM 88 1989 65 -7 57 MINIMUM 29 457 AM 27 1967 45 -16 47 AVERAGE 44 55 -11 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.92 1925 0.12 -0.12 0.19 MONTH TO DATE 3.91 2.53 1.38 0.88 SINCE MAR 1 4.78 4.88 -0.10 5.51 SINCE JAN 1 8.15 7.04 1.11 7.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 21 11 10 13 MONTH TO DATE 219 354 -135 320 SINCE MAR 1 1042 1143 -101 1001 SINCE JUL 1 5473 5930 -457 5865 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 2 7 20 SINCE MAR 1 9 2 7 20 SINCE JAN 1 9 2 7 20 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9 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 69 400 AM LOWEST 28 500 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 23 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$