000 CDUS43 KDMX 270649 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 147 AM CDT WED APR 27 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 54 255 PM 89 1989 65 -11 62 MINIMUM 37 527 AM 25 1907 44 -7 43 AVERAGE 46 55 -9 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 1.96 1969 0.13 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.73 3.06 1.67 4.15 SINCE MAR 1 6.34 5.27 1.07 7.63 SINCE JAN 1 8.97 7.49 1.48 10.60 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1967 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.6 -2.6 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 6.7 -5.5 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 36.3 -16.5 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 11 8 12 MONTH TO DATE 209 400 -191 321 SINCE MAR 1 990 1226 -236 1014 SINCE JUL 1 5388 6228 -840 5874 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 19 8 11 15 SINCE MAR 1 19 9 10 16 SINCE JAN 1 19 9 10 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 66 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 800 PM LOWEST 46 300 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1950 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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 26 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 52 1248 PM 88 1989 66 -14 62 MINIMUM 35 526 AM 29 1926 46 -11 38 AVERAGE 44 56 -12 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 1.12 1969 0.12 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.17 2.77 1.40 0.89 SINCE MAR 1 5.04 5.12 -0.08 5.52 SINCE JAN 1 8.41 7.28 1.13 7.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MM MM T MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.9 MM 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 MM 5.6 MM 9.4 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 27.1 -20.1 38.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 10 11 15 MONTH TO DATE 255 374 -119 350 SINCE MAR 1 1078 1163 -85 1031 SINCE JUL 1 5509 5950 -441 5895 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 4 5 20 SINCE MAR 1 9 4 5 20 SINCE JAN 1 9 4 5 20 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 71 900 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 86 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 25 1933 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV