000 CDUS43 KDMX 130711 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 107 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2005 ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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 69 631 PM 71 1902 48 21 47 MINIMUM 51 1111 PM 4 1986 31 20 24 AVERAGE 60 39 21 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.08 1912 0.07 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.92 -0.79 1.40 SINCE SEP 1 2.46 6.69 -4.23 4.77 SINCE JAN 1 25.88 32.21 -6.33 35.94 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1959 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 25 -20 29 MONTH TO DATE 141 270 -129 236 SINCE SEP 1 540 759 -219 616 SINCE JUL 1 540 766 -226 644 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 47 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 58 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 15 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 1100 AM LOWEST 43 800 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -1 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST NOVEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 455 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 12 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 67 1232 PM 71 1944 49 18 47 MINIMUM 47 123 AM 8 1986 32 15 20 AVERAGE 57 41 16 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.15 0.84 1949 0.09 0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.41 1.04 -0.63 0.91 SINCE SEP 1 3.13 7.86 -4.73 4.61 SINCE JAN 1 22.90 33.20 -10.30 33.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.8 1959 0.1 MM 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 24 -16 31 MONTH TO DATE 154 257 -103 237 SINCE SEP 1 596 696 -100 680 SINCE JUL 1 596 710 -114 734 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 PM LOWEST 59 1100 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 78 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 3 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST NOVEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$