000 CDUS43 KDMX 160651 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 150 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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 69 427 PM 97 1927 76 -7 79 MINIMUM 53 1020 PM 38 1993 55 -2 60 AVERAGE 61 65 -4 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.67 1921 0.10 -0.10 0.24 MONTH TO DATE 0.96 1.73 -0.77 1.72 SINCE JUN 1 10.25 14.99 -4.74 13.16 SINCE JAN 1 24.38 27.25 -2.87 32.89 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 4 3 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 30 -26 5 SINCE SEP 1 4 30 -26 5 SINCE JUL 1 4 37 -33 33 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 5 MONTH TO DATE 148 73 75 104 SINCE SEP 1 148 73 75 104 SINCE JAN 1 1230 1003 227 748 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 42 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 900 PM LOWEST 58 100 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 97 1931 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 38 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 720 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 15 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 66 1252 PM 99 1939 76 -10 77 MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 37 1916 55 -6 59 AVERAGE 58 66 -8 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 2.80 1926 0.14 0.02 0.44 MONTH TO DATE 0.91 2.10 -1.19 0.85 SINCE JUN 1 10.12 15.09 -4.97 16.67 SINCE JAN 1 20.68 27.44 -6.76 29.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 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 7 2 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 22 -14 9 SINCE SEP 1 8 22 -14 9 SINCE JUL 1 8 36 -28 63 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 3 MONTH TO DATE 125 70 55 77 SINCE SEP 1 125 70 55 77 SINCE JAN 1 1027 1051 -24 638 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 PM LOWEST 73 1000 AM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1931 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$