000 CDUS43 KDMX 070701 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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 11 1227 AM 69 1939 36 -25 44 MINIMUM -3 1159 PM -8 1882 20 -23 37 AVERAGE 4 28 -24 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.43 1994 0.05 -0.04 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.31 -0.06 0.49 SINCE DEC 1 0.25 0.31 -0.06 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 27.32 33.70 -6.38 37.56 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.6 7.5 1994 0.2 0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.1 1.2 4.9 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 6.1 1.2 4.9 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 10.4 6.1 4.3 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 61 36 25 24 MONTH TO DATE 319 211 108 167 SINCE DEC 1 319 211 108 167 SINCE JUL 1 1401 1511 -110 1248 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 (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 91 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 63 200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 65 1894 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -17 1882 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 7 2005......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 8 2005......SUNRISE 729 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 6 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 12 235 AM 68 1939 37 -25 47 MINIMUM -6R 1142 PM -5 1976 22 -28 41 AVERAGE 3 30 -27 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.74 1943 0.05 MM T MONTH TO DATE MM 0.35 MM 0.87 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.35 MM 0.87 SINCE JAN 1 MM 34.93 MM 35.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.5 1998 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.8 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.8 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 3.2 MM 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 62 35 27 21 MONTH TO DATE 325 204 121 168 SINCE DEC 1 325 204 121 168 SINCE JUL 1 1467 1426 41 1333 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 63 300 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 60 1947 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -10 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 7 2005......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 8 2005......SUNRISE 722 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. $$ KINNEY