000 CDUS43 KDMX 090720 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 113 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 11 255 PM 69 1946 35 -24 48 MINIMUM -1 1142 PM -14 1917 19 -20 26 AVERAGE 5 27 -22 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.11 0.66 1995 0.05 0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.41 -0.01 0.49 SINCE DEC 1 0.40 0.41 -0.01 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 27.47 33.80 -6.33 37.56 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.4 6.0 1995 0.2 2.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.2 1.6 7.6 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 9.2 1.6 7.6 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.5 6.5 7.0 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 60 37 23 28 MONTH TO DATE 443 285 158 225 SINCE DEC 1 443 285 158 225 SINCE JUL 1 1525 1585 -60 1306 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 NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 7 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 95 1000 PM LOWEST 73 100 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 62 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -13 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 10 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 8 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 13 150 PM 70 1946 36 -23 44 MINIMUM 1 1159 PM -9 1958 22 -21 25 AVERAGE 7 29 -22 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.50 1896 0.05 -0.05 T MONTH TO DATE T 0.45 -0.45 1.09 SINCE DEC 1 T 0.45 -0.45 1.09 SINCE JAN 1 24.05 35.03 -10.98 35.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 4.0 1958 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 3.6 -3.6 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 58 36 22 30 MONTH TO DATE 449 276 173 226 SINCE DEC 1 449 276 173 226 SINCE JUL 1 1591 1498 93 1391 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 95 900 PM LOWEST 67 300 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 66 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 724 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. $$