000 CDUS43 KDMX 020655 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 149 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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 87 332 PM 99 1913 81 6 87 MINIMUM 54 616 AM 38 1949 60 -6 65 AVERAGE 71 70 1 76 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.77 1935 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 9.29 13.39 -4.10 11.44 SINCE JAN 1 23.42 25.65 -2.23 31.17 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 JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE SEP 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 8 -8 28 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 6 0 11 MONTH TO DATE 6 6 0 11 SINCE SEP 1 6 6 0 11 SINCE JAN 1 1088 936 152 655 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 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 89 600 AM LOWEST 23 400 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 98 2000 1913 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 2 2005.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 3 2005.....SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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 SEPTEMBER 1 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 84 257 PM 103 1911 81 3 84 MINIMUM 51 558 AM 42 1949 60 -9 60 AVERAGE 68 70 -2 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.70 1931 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 9.21 13.13 -3.92 15.82 SINCE JAN 1 19.77 25.48 -5.71 28.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE SEP 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 15 -15 54 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 7 MONTH TO DATE 3 6 -3 7 SINCE SEP 1 3 6 -3 7 SINCE JAN 1 905 987 -82 568 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 32 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 102 1897 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1946 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 2 2005.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 3 2005.....SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$