000 CDUS43 KDMX 210651 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1249 AM CST MON NOV 21 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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 39 230 PM 76 1897 44 -5 46 MINIMUM 34 1159 PM 5 1964 27 7 34 AVERAGE 37 36 1 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.87 1907 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.48 -0.65 2.18 SINCE SEP 1 3.16 7.25 -4.09 5.55 SINCE JAN 1 26.58 32.77 -6.19 36.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.2 1956 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 2.5 -1.0 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 1.5 2.9 -1.4 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.5 2.9 -1.4 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 29 -1 25 MONTH TO DATE 394 489 -95 372 SINCE SEP 1 793 978 -185 752 SINCE JUL 1 793 985 -192 780 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 AM LOWEST 64 200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 74 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -1 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST NOVEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 449 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 20 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 40 349 PM 76 1942 45 -5 49 MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 10 1964 29 7 31 AVERAGE 38 37 1 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.78 1992 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.96 1.69 -0.73 1.24 SINCE SEP 1 3.68 8.51 -4.83 4.94 SINCE JAN 1 23.45 33.85 -10.40 33.78 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.0 -1.0 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 28 -1 25 MONTH TO DATE 406 465 -59 366 SINCE SEP 1 848 904 -56 809 SINCE JUL 1 848 918 -70 863 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 70 800 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 70 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -6 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST NOVEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 706 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