000 CDUS43 KDMX 290718 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 117 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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 53 1242 AM 64 1941 40 13 35 MINIMUM 26 1159 PM -9 1887 23 3 23 AVERAGE 40 32 8 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.25 1.09 1918 0.06 0.19 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 1.19 1.98 -0.79 2.51 SINCE SEP 1 3.52 7.75 -4.23 5.88 SINCE JAN 1 26.94 33.27 -6.33 37.05 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 6.5 1918 0.2 -0.2 0.8 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 4.1 -2.6 0.8 SINCE SEP 1 1.5 4.5 -3.0 0.8 SINCE JUL 1 1.5 4.5 -3.0 0.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 33 -8 36 MONTH TO DATE 595 737 -142 602 SINCE SEP 1 994 1226 -232 982 SINCE JUL 1 994 1233 -239 1010 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 500 PM LOWEST 75 1100 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 70 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -10 1891 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 720 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST NOVEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE 721 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. && ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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 55 1254 AM 65 1941 41 14 37 MINIMUM 27 1159 PM -1 1976 26 1 24 AVERAGE 41 33 8 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.33 1.02 1919 0.07 0.26 T MONTH TO DATE 1.56 2.29 -0.73 1.58 SINCE SEP 1 4.28 9.11 -4.83 5.28 SINCE JAN 1 24.05 34.45 -10.40 34.12 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.0 1971 0.1 MM T MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.8 -1.8 T SINCE SEP 1 0.0 2.2 -2.2 T SINCE JUL 1 0.0 2.2 -2.2 T SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 32 -8 34 MONTH TO DATE 616 705 -89 600 SINCE SEP 1 1058 1144 -86 1043 SINCE JUL 1 1058 1158 -100 1097 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 71 800 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 70 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -3 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 714 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST NOVEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE 715 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL