000 CDUS43 KDMX 060721 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 201 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 73 455 PM 92 1909 69 4 80 MINIMUM 47 542 AM 30 1944 47 0 42 AVERAGE 60 58 2 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.81 1882 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.65 -0.65 0.03 SINCE MAR 1 6.34 6.44 -0.10 7.72 SINCE JAN 1 8.97 8.66 0.31 10.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.4 1944 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 5 8 -3 4 MONTH TO DATE 85 42 43 61 SINCE MAR 1 1148 1307 -159 1105 SINCE JUL 1 5546 6309 -763 5965 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 0 SINCE MAR 1 19 18 1 23 SINCE JAN 1 19 18 1 23 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 71 100 AM LOWEST 38 1200 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2005...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT MAY 7 2005...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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 5 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 74 339 PM 91 1926 69 5 80 MINIMUM 44 108 AM 33 1944 49 -5 38 AVERAGE 59 59 0 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.43 1933 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.68 -0.68 T SINCE MAR 1 5.04 6.31 -1.27 5.69 SINCE JAN 1 MM 8.47 MM 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 6 7 -1 6 MONTH TO DATE 96 40 56 62 SINCE MAR 1 1252 1240 12 1120 SINCE JUL 1 5683 6027 -344 5984 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 0 SINCE MAR 1 9 13 -4 26 SINCE JAN 1 9 13 -4 26 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 66 1100 PM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 97 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1929 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2005...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT MAY 7 2005...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$