000 CDUS43 KDMX 240644 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST THU NOV 24 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23 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 56 258 PM 66 1966 43 13 43 MINIMUM 39 1159 PM 1 1898 26 13 32 AVERAGE 48 34 14 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.88 1931 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.68 -0.85 2.18 SINCE SEP 1 3.16 7.45 -4.29 5.55 SINCE JAN 1 26.58 32.97 -6.39 36.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1991 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 3.1 -1.6 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 1.5 3.5 -2.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.5 3.5 -2.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 30 -13 27 MONTH TO DATE 464 578 -114 450 SINCE SEP 1 863 1067 -204 830 SINCE JUL 1 863 1074 -211 858 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 85 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 1200 AM LOWEST 46 1100 AM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 65 1915 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 1 1950 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE 714 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST NOVEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 715 AM CST SUNSET 448 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 23 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 57 136 PM 68 1966 44 13 47 MINIMUM 37 1159 PM 1 1937 28 9 33 AVERAGE 47 36 11 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1999 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.96 1.93 -0.97 1.24 SINCE SEP 1 3.68 8.75 -5.07 4.94 SINCE JAN 1 23.45 34.09 -10.64 33.78 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.3 1991 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 1.7 -1.7 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.7 -1.7 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 29 -11 25 MONTH TO DATE 477 551 -74 445 SINCE SEP 1 919 990 -71 888 SINCE JUL 1 919 1004 -85 942 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 700 PM LOWEST 43 1100 AM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 63 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 2 1950 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST NOVEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV