000 CDUS43 KDMX 220738 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 238 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 73 454 PM 94 1886 74 -1 87 MINIMUM 53 456 AM 35 1931 53 0 69 AVERAGE 63 64 -1 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 1.78 1969 0.14 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.86 2.81 2.05 3.29 SINCE MAR 1 11.20 8.60 2.60 10.98 SINCE JAN 1 13.83 10.82 3.01 13.95 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 2 4 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 156 128 28 111 SINCE MAR 1 1219 1393 -174 1155 SINCE JUL 1 5617 6395 -778 6015 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 13 MONTH TO DATE 24 28 -4 68 SINCE MAR 1 43 41 2 91 SINCE JAN 1 43 41 2 91 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 53 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 53 500 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 98 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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 21 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 72 420 PM 92 1934 74 -2 88 MINIMUM 48 455 AM 33 1931 55 -7 68 AVERAGE 60 65 -5 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 1.71 1949 0.15 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.47 3.04 -1.57 1.22 SINCE MAR 1 6.51 8.67 -2.16 6.91 SINCE JAN 1 9.88 10.83 -0.95 9.32 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 5 3 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 171 123 48 113 SINCE MAR 1 1327 1323 4 1171 SINCE JUL 1 5758 6110 -352 6035 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 13 MONTH TO DATE 20 40 -20 68 SINCE MAR 1 29 48 -19 94 SINCE JAN 1 29 48 -19 94 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 53 200 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 34 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL