000 CDUS43 KDMX 120701 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1256 AM CST MON DEC 12 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 37 918 PM 64 1965 34 3 38 MINIMUM 33 559 PM -8 1917 18 15 29 AVERAGE 35 26 9 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.04 1899 0.05 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.44 0.56 -0.12 0.52 SINCE DEC 1 0.44 0.56 -0.12 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 27.51 33.95 -6.44 37.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 7.3 2000 0.2 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.4 2.2 7.2 T SINCE DEC 1 9.4 2.2 7.2 T SINCE JUL 1 13.7 7.1 6.6 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 38 -8 31 MONTH TO DATE 567 398 169 308 SINCE DEC 1 567 398 169 308 SINCE JUL 1 1649 1698 -49 1389 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 8 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN HEAVY SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 200 PM LOWEST 82 1200 AM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 64 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -11 2000 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 733 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 11 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 36 256 AM 64 1965 35 1 36 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM -11 1972 21 8 30 AVERAGE 33 28 5 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 0.91 1983 0.05 0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.60 -0.24 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.36 0.60 -0.24 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.41 35.18 -10.77 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 14.0 2000 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 1.8 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 1.8 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 4.2 -4.2 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 37 -5 32 MONTH TO DATE 574 386 188 307 SINCE DEC 1 574 386 188 307 SINCE JUL 1 1716 1608 108 1472 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 PM LOWEST 82 1200 AM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 62 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -12 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB