000 CDUS43 KDMX 200652 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19 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 46 1117 AM 75 1942 45 1 55 MINIMUM 35 753 AM 3 1914 27 8 46 AVERAGE 41 36 5 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 2.47 1948 0.07 -0.04 0.12 MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.41 -0.58 2.18 SINCE SEP 1 3.16 7.18 -4.02 5.55 SINCE JAN 1 26.58 32.70 -6.12 36.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 1981 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 2.3 -0.8 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 1.5 2.7 -1.2 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.5 2.7 -1.2 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 28 -4 14 MONTH TO DATE 366 460 -94 347 SINCE SEP 1 765 949 -184 727 SINCE JUL 1 765 956 -191 755 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 11 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 PM LOWEST 60 400 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 76 1897 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 5 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST NOVEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 450 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 19 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 50 1152 AM 79 1942 46 4 58 MINIMUM 34 537 AM 9 1937 30 4 48 AVERAGE 42 38 4 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.58 1992 0.08 -0.08 0.11 MONTH TO DATE 0.96 1.61 -0.65 1.24 SINCE SEP 1 3.68 8.43 -4.75 4.94 SINCE JAN 1 23.45 33.77 -10.32 33.78 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.2 1957 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 27 -4 12 MONTH TO DATE 379 437 -58 341 SINCE SEP 1 821 876 -55 784 SINCE JUL 1 821 890 -69 838 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1100 PM LOWEST 53 1000 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 76 1942 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 10 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST NOVEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ CM