000 CDUS43 KDMX 040824 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 225 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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 21 328 PM 63 1998 38 -17 47 MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -8 1919 21 -5 22 AVERAGE 19 29 -10 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.13 0.92 1990 0.05 0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.16 0.04 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.20 0.16 0.04 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 27.29 33.55 -6.26 37.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 3.0 7.7 1990 0.2 2.8 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.4 0.6 3.8 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 4.4 0.6 3.8 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 8.7 5.5 3.2 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 46 35 11 30 MONTH TO DATE 144 104 40 92 SINCE DEC 1 144 104 40 92 SINCE JUL 1 1224 1404 -180 1173 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 200 PM LOWEST 74 1200 AM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 67 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -6 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 4 2005......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 5 2005......SUNRISE 726 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 3 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 23 258 PM 64 1998 39 -16 46 MINIMUM 15 951 PM -8 1929 24 -9 20 AVERAGE 19 31 -12 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.51 1990 0.06 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.18 MM 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.18 MM 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 24.05 34.76 -10.71 34.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 8.5 1990 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.3 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.3 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 2.7 MM 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 46 34 12 32 MONTH TO DATE 149 100 49 96 SINCE DEC 1 149 100 49 96 SINCE JUL 1 1291 1322 -31 1261 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY SNOW SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 PM LOWEST 77 1100 AM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 71 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 1 1991 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 4 2005......SUNRISE 719 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 5 2005......SUNRISE 720 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. $$