000 CDUS43 KDMX 091013 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 512 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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 80 1202 PM 99 1947 78 2 73 MINIMUM 65 121 PM 38 1883 57 8 52 AVERAGE 73 68 5 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.03 2.33 1989 0.11 0.92 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.03 0.97 0.06 1.42 SINCE JUN 1 10.32 14.23 -3.91 12.86 SINCE JAN 1 24.45 26.49 -2.04 32.59 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 2 -2 2 MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 5 SINCE SEP 1 0 12 -12 5 SINCE JUL 1 0 19 -19 33 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 5 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 82 44 38 52 SINCE SEP 1 82 44 38 52 SINCE JAN 1 1164 974 190 696 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 65 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 AM LOWEST 67 1000 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 99 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 40 1883 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 9 2005.....SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 86 MM 104 1912 78 8 73 MINIMUM 61 MM 44 1949 58 3 50 AVERAGE 74 68 6 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.51 2.47 1989 0.14 0.37 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.51 1.12 -0.61 0.41 SINCE JUN 1 9.72 14.11 -4.39 16.23 SINCE JAN 1 20.28 26.46 -6.18 29.25 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3 MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 7 SINCE SEP 1 0 8 -8 7 SINCE JUL 1 0 22 -22 61 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 5 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 65 44 21 38 SINCE SEP 1 65 44 21 38 SINCE JAN 1 967 1025 -58 599 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 59 1200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 102 1947 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 9 2005.....SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ CM