000 CDUS43 KDMX 080646 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1241 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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 9 301 PM 65 1894 36 -27 42 MINIMUM -8 832 AM -17 1882 20 -28 28 AVERAGE 1 28 -27 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 0.96 1892 0.05 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.36 -0.07 0.49 SINCE DEC 1 0.29 0.36 -0.07 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 27.36 33.75 -6.39 37.56 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.7 5.0 1892 0.2 0.5 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.8 1.4 5.4 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 6.8 1.4 5.4 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 11.1 6.3 4.8 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 64 37 27 30 MONTH TO DATE 383 248 135 197 SINCE DEC 1 383 248 135 197 SINCE JUL 1 1465 1548 -83 1278 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 70 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 700 AM LOWEST 63 100 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 69 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -14 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 8 2005......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 730 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 7 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 7 1134 PM 60 1947 37 -30 45 MINIMUM -10R 700 AM -10 1976 22 -32 29 AVERAGE -1 29 -30 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.90 1980 0.05 MM 0.22 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.40 MM 1.09 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.40 MM 1.09 SINCE JAN 1 MM 34.98 MM 35.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.3 1969 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.0 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 1.0 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 3.4 MM 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 66 36 30 28 MONTH TO DATE 391 240 151 196 SINCE DEC 1 391 240 151 196 SINCE JUL 1 1533 1462 71 1361 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 69 400 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 70 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -9 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 8 2005......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 723 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