AFOS product CLIDSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
000 
CDUS43 KDMX 030714
CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
115 AM CST THU NOV 3 2005

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

...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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    331 PM  78    1938  54     23       48       
  MINIMUM         36    341 AM  10    1951  35      1       38       
  AVERAGE         57                        45     12       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1928   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     1.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.33                      5.93  -3.60     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.75                     31.45  -5.70    35.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        20    -12       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        40    -16       39       
  SINCE SEP 1    423                       529   -106      419       
  SINCE JUL 1    423                       536   -113      447       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       122    125      142       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1052    277      786       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        76      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         7      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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

...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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         75    220 PM  81    1938  55     20       52       
  MINIMUM         35    521 AM  12    1991  37     -2       39       
  AVERAGE         55                        46      9       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1961   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.62    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.72                      6.98  -4.26     4.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.49                     32.32  -9.83    33.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        19     -9       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        38     -9       35       
  SINCE SEP 1    471                       477     -6      478       
  SINCE JUL 1    471                       491    -20      532       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       107     96      106       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                      1088     17      667       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
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    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        77      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         8      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$