000 CDUS43 KDMX 280657 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 155 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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 71 438 PM 90 1977 76 -5 78 MINIMUM 48 501 AM 36 1907 55 -7 58 AVERAGE 60 66 -6 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 3.48 1915 0.14 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.10 3.65 1.45 7.99 SINCE MAR 1 11.44 9.44 2.00 15.68 SINCE JAN 1 14.07 11.66 2.41 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 5 2 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 166 145 21 127 SINCE MAR 1 1229 1410 -181 1171 SINCE JUL 1 5627 6412 -785 6031 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 3 MONTH TO DATE 36 45 -9 77 SINCE MAR 1 55 58 -3 100 SINCE JAN 1 55 58 -3 100 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 83 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 500 AM LOWEST 33 400 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1895 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 32 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 840 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 27 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 1159 AM 93 1977 76 -4 74 MINIMUM 47 1051 PM 39 1992 57 -10 61 AVERAGE 60 67 -7 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.61 1973 0.16 -0.16 0.23 MONTH TO DATE 1.47 3.95 -2.48 3.29 SINCE MAR 1 6.51 9.58 -3.07 8.98 SINCE JAN 1 10.13 11.74 -1.61 11.39 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 9.1 27.1 -18.0 38.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 180 140 40 126 SINCE MAR 1 1336 1340 -4 1184 SINCE JUL 1 5768 6127 -359 6048 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 3 MONTH TO DATE 26 63 -37 78 SINCE MAR 1 35 71 -36 104 SINCE JAN 1 35 71 -36 104 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 32 600 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 35 1928 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV