000 CDUS43 KDMX 010655 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 144 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 56 145 PM 92 1926 67 -11 55 MINIMUM 33 553 AM 29 1908 45 -12 46 AVERAGE 45 56 -11 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.58 1986 0.13 -0.13 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 4.73 3.58 1.15 4.21 SINCE MAR 1 6.34 5.79 0.55 7.69 SINCE JAN 1 8.97 8.01 0.96 10.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1960 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.7 -2.7 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 6.8 -5.6 17.5 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 36.4 -16.6 58.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 9 11 14 MONTH TO DATE 282 439 -157 351 SINCE MAR 1 1063 1265 -202 1044 SINCE JUL 1 5461 6267 -806 5904 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 19 12 7 22 SINCE MAR 1 19 13 6 23 SINCE JAN 1 19 13 6 23 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 94 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 64 200 AM LOWEST 28 300 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1887 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1909 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2005...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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 30 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 55 308 PM 95 1926 67 -12 59 MINIMUM 30R 527 AM 30 1935 47 -17 48 AVERAGE 43 57 -14 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1997 0.13 -0.13 0.17 MONTH TO DATE 4.17 3.28 0.89 1.06 SINCE MAR 1 5.04 5.63 -0.59 5.69 SINCE JAN 1 8.41 7.79 0.62 8.10 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 MM 27.1 MM 38.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 9 13 11 MONTH TO DATE 333 411 -78 377 SINCE MAR 1 1156 1200 -44 1058 SINCE JUL 1 5587 5987 -400 5922 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 8 1 26 SINCE MAR 1 9 8 1 26 SINCE JAN 1 9 8 1 26 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 200 AM LOWEST 32 1100 AM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 97 1926 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2005...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 606 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. $$