000 CDUS43 KDMX 310647 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1245 AM CST MON OCT 31 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 62 417 PM 85 1950 56 6 57 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 8 1925 36 12 40 AVERAGE 55 46 9 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 1.72 1974 0.08 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.92 2.54 -1.62 1.60 SINCE SEP 1 2.33 5.69 -3.36 3.37 SINCE JAN 1 25.75 31.21 -5.46 34.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.8 1995 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 19 -9 16 MONTH TO DATE 342 367 -25 332 SINCE SEP 1 384 470 -86 360 SINCE JUL 1 384 477 -93 388 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 44 12 32 3 SINCE SEP 1 247 122 125 142 SINCE JAN 1 1329 1052 277 786 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 4 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1100 AM LOWEST 51 100 AM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1950 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 18 1949 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST NOVEMBER 1 2005......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 509 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 OCTOBER 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 59 630 PM 86 1950 57 2 61 MINIMUM 48 542 AM 5 1925 38 10 37 AVERAGE 54 47 7 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 1.42 1942 0.08 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.13 2.67 -1.54 2.83 SINCE SEP 1 2.72 6.74 -4.02 3.70 SINCE JAN 1 22.49 32.08 -9.59 32.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 1995 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 17 -6 16 MONTH TO DATE 359 339 20 373 SINCE SEP 1 422 421 1 426 SINCE JUL 1 422 435 -13 480 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 7 28 6 SINCE SEP 1 203 107 96 106 SINCE JAN 1 1105 1088 17 667 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1200 PM LOWEST 63 1200 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 1950 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 1925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST NOVEMBER 1 2005......SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KINNEY