000 CDUS43 KDMX 300850 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 144 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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 65 328 PM 90 2002 71 -6 69 1981 MINIMUM 38 605 AM 28 1984 49 -11 41 AVERAGE 52 60 -8 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.38 1985 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.41 3.06 -1.65 1.77 SINCE JUN 1 10.70 16.32 -5.62 13.21 SINCE JAN 1 24.83 28.58 -3.75 32.94 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1985 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 13 6 7 10 MONTH TO DATE 39 96 -57 25 SINCE SEP 1 39 96 -57 25 SINCE JUL 1 39 103 -64 53 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 203 108 95 139 SINCE SEP 1 203 108 95 139 SINCE JAN 1 1285 1038 247 783 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 300 AM LOWEST 28 400 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 26 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 658 PM CDT OCTOBER 1 2005.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 656 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 29 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 63 339 PM 93 1953 71 -8 68 MINIMUM 34 539 AM 26 1899 50 -16 37 AVERAGE 49 61 -12 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.10 1927 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.59 3.95 -2.36 0.87 SINCE JUN 1 10.80 16.94 -6.14 16.69 SINCE JAN 1 21.36 29.29 -7.93 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 16 5 11 12 MONTH TO DATE 56 76 -20 45 SINCE SEP 1 56 76 -20 45 SINCE JUL 1 56 90 -34 99 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 168 99 69 100 SINCE SEP 1 168 99 69 100 SINCE JAN 1 1070 1080 -10 661 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 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 92 500 AM LOWEST 34 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1897 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 26 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 653 PM CDT OCTOBER 1 2005.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 651 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB