000 CDUS43 KDMX 051828 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 127 PM CDT THU MAY 5 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 68 448 PM 91 1918 68 0 75 MINIMUM 32 355 AM 26 1907 47 -15 47 AVERAGE 50 58 -8 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.73 2003 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.52 -0.52 0.03 SINCE MAR 1 6.34 6.31 0.03 7.72 SINCE JAN 1 8.97 8.53 0.44 10.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1917 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 15 8 7 4 MONTH TO DATE 80 34 46 57 SINCE MAR 1 1143 1299 -156 1101 SINCE JUL 1 5541 6301 -760 5961 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0 SINCE MAR 1 19 17 2 23 SINCE JAN 1 19 17 2 23 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 400 AM LOWEST 27 1000 AM AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2005...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT MAY 6 2005...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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 4 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 66 444 PM 88 1949 68 -2 75 MINIMUM 28R 245 AM 31 1935 49 -21 46 AVERAGE 47 59 -12 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.48 1977 0.14 -0.14 T MONTH TO DATE T 0.54 -0.54 T SINCE MAR 1 5.04 6.17 -1.13 5.69 SINCE JAN 1 8.41 8.33 0.08 8.10 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 18 8 10 4 MONTH TO DATE 90 33 57 56 SINCE MAR 1 1246 1233 13 1114 SINCE JUL 1 5677 6020 -343 5978 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0 SINCE MAR 1 9 12 -3 26 SINCE JAN 1 9 12 -3 26 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 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 92 500 AM LOWEST 20 1100 AM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 91 1926 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2005...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT MAY 6 2005...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$