AFOS product CLIDSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download
000 
CDUS43 KDMX 050647
CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

................................... 

...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 4 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         81    415 PM 109    1936  85     -4       85       
  MINIMUM         66    525 AM  48    1967  65      1       65       
  AVERAGE         74                        75     -1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.78          1.20 1928   0.14   0.64      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      0.56   0.22     0.82    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.46                      5.13   0.33     3.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.60                     17.39   2.21    23.01    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        16    -16       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        41     -8       39       
  SINCE JUN 1    328                       260     68      181       
  SINCE JAN 1    384                       333     51      296       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       106      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  5 2005..........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
JULY  6 2005..........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 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 JULY 4 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         76   1231 AM 108    1936  86    -10       84       
  MINIMUM         60   1135 PM  49    1940  66     -6       65       
  AVERAGE         68                        76     -8       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          2.20 1916   0.15  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.60  -0.44     0.45    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.72                      5.11  -1.39     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.30                     17.46  -3.16    16.61    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        10    -10       39       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        11     -8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        43    -27       38       
  SINCE JUN 1    284                       276      8      167       
  SINCE JAN 1    322                       366    -44      283       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       110      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        48      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  5 2005..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
JULY  6 2005..........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$

REV