000 CDUS43 KDMX 010711 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 111 AM CST THU DEC 1 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30 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 27 704 PM 69 1922 39 -12 36 MINIMUM 15 715 AM -3 1964 23 -8 22 AVERAGE 21 31 -10 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 0.91 1881 0.06 0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.34 2.10 -0.76 2.53 SINCE SEP 1 3.67 7.87 -4.20 5.90 SINCE JAN 1 27.09 33.39 -6.30 37.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 3.0 8.0 1893 0.2 2.8 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.7 4.5 0.2 1.1 SINCE SEP 1 4.7 4.9 -0.2 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 4.7 4.9 -0.2 1.1 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 44 34 10 36 MONTH TO DATE 681 804 -123 673 SINCE SEP 1 1080 1293 -213 1053 SINCE JUL 1 1080 1300 -220 1081 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 37 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 900 PM LOWEST 68 1100 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 66 1970 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 1 2005......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 2 2005......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 445 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 30 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 28 819 PM 67 1998 40 -12 32 MINIMUM 14 636 AM -9 1964 25 -11 25 AVERAGE 21 33 -12 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.46 1934 0.06 -0.06 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 1.56 2.42 -0.86 1.70 SINCE SEP 1 4.28 9.24 -4.96 5.40 SINCE JAN 1 24.05 34.58 -10.53 34.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.9 1974 0.1 MM 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.0 -2.0 1.4 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 2.4 -2.4 1.4 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 2.4 -2.4 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 44 32 12 36 MONTH TO DATE 700 769 -69 668 SINCE SEP 1 1142 1208 -66 1111 SINCE JUL 1 1142 1222 -80 1165 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 900 PM LOWEST 63 1200 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 65 1970 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 5 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 1 2005......SUNRISE 716 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST DECEMBER 2 2005......SUNRISE 717 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