000 CDUS43 KDMX 010644 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 139 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 78 307 PM 92 1952 71 7 77 MINIMUM 45 133 AM 26 1899 49 -4 47 AVERAGE 62 60 2 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.19 1911 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.41 3.15 -1.74 1.77 SINCE JUN 1 10.70 16.41 -5.71 13.21 SINCE JAN 1 24.83 28.67 -3.84 32.94 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1985 T 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 3 7 -4 3 MONTH TO DATE 42 103 -61 28 SINCE SEP 1 42 103 -61 28 SINCE JUL 1 42 110 -68 56 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 203 110 93 139 SINCE SEP 1 203 110 93 139 SINCE JAN 1 1285 1040 245 783 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 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 76 100 AM LOWEST 29 300 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1976 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 1 2005.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT OCTOBER 2 2005.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 654 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 30 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 74 311 PM 93 1897 71 3 75 MINIMUM 41 249 AM 26 1899 50 -9 38 AVERAGE 58 60 -2 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.87 1902 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.59 4.07 -2.48 0.87 SINCE JUN 1 10.80 17.06 -6.26 16.69 SINCE JAN 1 21.36 29.41 -8.05 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 7 6 1 8 MONTH TO DATE 63 82 -19 53 SINCE SEP 1 63 82 -19 53 SINCE JUL 1 63 96 -33 107 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 168 100 68 100 SINCE SEP 1 168 100 68 100 SINCE JAN 1 1070 1081 -11 661 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 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 83 500 AM LOWEST 33 200 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1937 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 1 2005.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 651 PM CDT OCTOBER 2 2005.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 650 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB