000 CDUS43 KDMX 260649 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 146 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 77 130 PM 91 1897 73 4 76 MINIMUM 63 1159 PM 32 1942 51 12 54 AVERAGE 70 62 8 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 3.29 1993 0.09 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.00 2.70 -1.70 1.77 SINCE JUN 1 10.29 15.96 -5.67 13.21 SINCE JAN 1 24.42 28.22 -3.80 32.94 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1942 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 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 72 -64 9 SINCE SEP 1 8 72 -64 9 SINCE JUL 1 8 79 -71 37 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 203 100 103 137 SINCE SEP 1 203 100 103 137 SINCE JAN 1 1285 1030 255 781 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 22 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 64 1200 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 90 1956 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1926 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 705 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 703 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 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 81 441 PM 89 1920 73 8 77 MINIMUM 64 1159 PM 30 1928 52 12 52 AVERAGE 73 62 11 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.26 1.92 1930 0.13 0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.19 3.46 -2.27 0.87 SINCE JUN 1 10.40 16.45 -6.05 16.69 SINCE JAN 1 20.96 28.80 -7.84 29.71 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 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 16 56 -40 18 SINCE SEP 1 16 56 -40 18 SINCE JUL 1 16 70 -54 72 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 168 94 74 100 SINCE SEP 1 168 94 74 100 SINCE JAN 1 1070 1075 -5 661 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 69 500 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 29 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 700 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 658 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$