000 CDUS43 KDMX 100652 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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 21 257 PM 62 1946 35 -14 49 MINIMUM -4 751 AM -13 1919 19 -23 34 AVERAGE 9 27 -18 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.63 1907 0.05 -0.05 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.46 -0.06 0.50 SINCE DEC 1 0.40 0.46 -0.06 0.50 SINCE JAN 1 27.47 33.85 -6.38 37.57 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.4 1885 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.2 1.8 7.4 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 9.2 1.8 7.4 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.5 6.7 6.8 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 56 37 19 23 MONTH TO DATE 499 322 177 248 SINCE DEC 1 499 322 177 248 SINCE JUL 1 1581 1622 -41 1329 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 90 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 1200 AM LOWEST 56 1200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 66 1890 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -19 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE 731 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 9 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 24 416 PM 66 1939 36 -12 49 MINIMUM -7 603 AM -11 1958 21 -28 35 AVERAGE 9 29 -20 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.86 2003 0.05 -0.05 0.05 MONTH TO DATE T 0.50 -0.50 1.14 SINCE DEC 1 T 0.50 -0.50 1.14 SINCE JAN 1 24.05 35.08 -11.03 35.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1953 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.4 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 1.4 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 3.8 -3.8 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 56 36 20 23 MONTH TO DATE 505 312 193 249 SINCE DEC 1 505 312 193 249 SINCE JUL 1 1647 1534 113 1414 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 95 600 AM LOWEST 50 300 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 60 1979 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -6 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE 725 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. $$