000 CDUS43 KDMX 260648 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 146 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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 67 1139 AM 88 1949 65 2 62 MINIMUM 39 555 AM 28 1934 43 -4 45 AVERAGE 53 54 -1 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.79 1904 0.13 -0.13 T MONTH TO DATE 4.71 2.93 1.78 4.15 SINCE MAR 1 6.32 5.14 1.18 7.63 SINCE JAN 1 8.95 7.36 1.59 10.60 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1907 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.5 -2.5 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 6.6 -5.4 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 36.2 -16.4 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 11 1 11 MONTH TO DATE 190 389 -199 309 SINCE MAR 1 971 1215 -244 1002 SINCE JUL 1 5369 6217 -848 5862 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 19 7 12 15 SINCE MAR 1 19 8 11 16 SINCE JAN 1 19 8 11 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 51 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 300 PM LOWEST 38 700 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 808 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 25 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 65 155 PM 89 1986 65 0 58 MINIMUM 35 544 AM 23 1934 45 -10 42 AVERAGE 50 55 -5 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 3.09 1904 0.12 0.04 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 4.07 2.65 1.42 0.89 SINCE MAR 1 4.94 5.00 -0.06 5.52 SINCE JAN 1 8.31 7.16 1.15 7.93 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 15 10 5 15 MONTH TO DATE 234 364 -130 335 SINCE MAR 1 1057 1153 -96 1016 SINCE JUL 1 5488 5940 -452 5880 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 3 6 20 SINCE MAR 1 9 3 6 20 SINCE JAN 1 9 3 6 20 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 800 PM LOWEST 36 1100 AM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1926 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV