000 CDUS43 KDMX 140715 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 102 AM CST WED DEC 14 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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 43 309 PM 64 1921 34 9 30 MINIMUM 24 347 AM -14 1961 17 7 14 AVERAGE 34 25 9 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.22 0.89 1920 0.04 0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.66 0.64 0.02 0.52 SINCE DEC 1 0.66 0.64 0.02 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 27.73 34.03 -6.30 37.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.6 5.8 1920 0.2 0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.0 2.6 7.4 T SINCE DEC 1 10.0 2.6 7.4 T SINCE JUL 1 14.3 7.5 6.8 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 39 -8 43 MONTH TO DATE 629 476 153 378 SINCE DEC 1 629 476 153 378 SINCE JUL 1 1711 1776 -65 1459 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 63 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 67 400 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 60 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -17 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 446 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 13 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 41 139 PM 62 1975 35 6 32 MINIMUM 21 741 AM -11 1961 20 1 14 AVERAGE 31 27 4 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 0.80 1920 0.04 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.41 0.69 -0.28 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.41 0.69 -0.28 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.46 35.27 -10.81 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.0 2000 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.2 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 2.2 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 4.6 -4.6 1.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 38 -4 42 MONTH TO DATE 643 461 182 376 SINCE DEC 1 643 461 182 376 SINCE JUL 1 1785 1683 102 1541 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 SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 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 100 200 AM LOWEST 76 1200 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 60 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -10 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE 728 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. $$