000 CDUS43 KDMX 020801 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 200 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 1 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 25 1248 AM 66 1970 39 -14 42 MINIMUM 8 1043 PM -8 1893 22 -14 19 AVERAGE 17 30 -13 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 1.08 1945 0.06 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 27.16 33.45 -6.29 37.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.4 5.7 1985 0.2 1.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.4 0.2 1.2 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 1.4 0.2 1.2 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 6.1 5.1 1.0 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 34 14 34 MONTH TO DATE 48 34 14 34 SINCE DEC 1 48 34 14 34 SINCE JUL 1 1128 1334 -206 1115 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1329 1052 277 786 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 89 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1200 AM LOWEST 57 300 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 67 1973 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 2 2005......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 3 2005......SUNRISE 724 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 DECEMBER 1 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 25 238 AM 65 1970 40 -15 41 MINIMUM 2R 952 PM 5 1985 24 -22 20 AVERAGE 14 32 -18 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.26 1945 0.06 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.06 MM 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.06 MM 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 24.05 34.64 -10.59 34.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 4.5 2000 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.1 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.1 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 2.5 MM 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 51 33 18 34 MONTH TO DATE 51 33 18 34 SINCE DEC 1 51 33 18 34 SINCE JUL 1 1193 1255 -62 1199 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1105 1088 17 667 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 62 400 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 67 1973 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -1 1929 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 2 2005......SUNRISE 717 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST DECEMBER 3 2005......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$