000 CDUS43 KDMX 260700 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 156 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 75 234 PM 98 1967 75 0 65 MINIMUM 53 1159 PM 34 1925 55 -2 52 AVERAGE 64 65 -1 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.18 2.40 1960 0.14 0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.04 3.37 1.67 7.99 SINCE MAR 1 11.38 9.16 2.22 15.68 SINCE JAN 1 14.01 11.38 2.63 18.65 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 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 1 3 -2 6 MONTH TO DATE 157 140 17 123 SINCE MAR 1 1220 1405 -185 1167 SINCE JUL 1 5618 6407 -789 6027 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 36 39 -3 74 SINCE MAR 1 55 52 3 97 SINCE JAN 1 55 52 3 97 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 51 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 800 PM LOWEST 49 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1985 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 39 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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 25 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 74 356 PM 93 1953 76 -2 68 MINIMUM 53 503 AM 32 1925 56 -3 50 AVERAGE 64 66 -2 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.53 1990 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.47 3.64 -2.17 3.06 SINCE MAR 1 6.51 9.27 -2.76 8.75 SINCE JAN 1 9.88 11.43 -1.55 11.16 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 1 3 -2 6 MONTH TO DATE 172 135 37 121 SINCE MAR 1 1328 1335 -7 1179 SINCE JUL 1 5759 6122 -363 6043 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 26 55 -29 75 SINCE MAR 1 35 63 -28 101 SINCE JAN 1 35 63 -28 101 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 1100 PM LOWEST 44 1200 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1926 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 36 1925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$