000 CDUS43 KDMX 030747 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 145 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 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 17 1159 PM 67 1973 38 -21 47 MINIMUM 12 624 AM -8 1886 22 -10 26 AVERAGE 15 30 -15 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.64 1893 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.11 -0.04 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.07 0.11 -0.04 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 27.16 33.50 -6.34 37.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.0 1893 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 1.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 5.7 5.3 0.4 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 50 35 15 28 MONTH TO DATE 98 69 29 62 SINCE DEC 1 98 69 29 62 SINCE JUL 1 1178 1369 -191 1143 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 3 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 400 AM LOWEST 61 900 AM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 63 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -8 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 3 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 4 2005......SUNRISE 725 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 2 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 18 1152 PM 67 1973 39 -21 46 MINIMUM 8 1211 AM -1 1929 24 -16 23 AVERAGE 13 32 -19 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.80 1897 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 24.05 34.70 -10.65 34.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.0 1977 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.2 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.2 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 2.6 MM 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 52 33 19 30 MONTH TO DATE 103 66 37 64 SINCE DEC 1 103 66 37 64 SINCE JUL 1 1245 1288 -43 1229 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 61 200 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 64 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -8 1929 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 3 2005......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 4 2005......SUNRISE 719 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. $$