000 CDUS43 KDMX 020649 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 146 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 47 1012 AM 92 1887 67 -20 60 MINIMUM 34 528 AM 27 1909 46 -12 40 AVERAGE 41 57 -16 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.18 1892 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 6.34 5.92 0.42 7.69 SINCE JAN 1 8.97 8.14 0.83 10.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1940 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 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 24 9 15 15 MONTH TO DATE 24 9 15 15 SINCE MAR 1 1087 1274 -187 1059 SINCE JUL 1 5485 6276 -791 5919 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 19 14 5 23 SINCE JAN 1 19 14 5 23 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 46 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 600 AM LOWEST 40 1100 AM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 30 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT MAY 3 2005...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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 MAY 1 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 48 1235 PM 97 1926 67 -19 61 MINIMUM 33 533 AM 32 1966 48 -15 42 AVERAGE 41 57 -16 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.81 1973 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.13 -0.13 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 5.04 5.76 -0.72 5.69 SINCE JAN 1 8.41 7.92 0.49 8.10 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 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 24 9 15 13 MONTH TO DATE 24 9 15 13 SINCE MAR 1 1180 1209 -29 1071 SINCE JUL 1 5611 5996 -385 5935 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 9 9 0 26 SINCE JAN 1 9 9 0 26 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 1200 AM LOWEST 40 1100 AM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT MAY 3 2005...........SUNRISE 605 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. $$