000 CDUS43 KDMX 151350 CCA CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED FOR SNOW DEPTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 748 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 38 510 PM 60 1975 33 5 31 MINIMUM 33 849 PM -17 1901 17 16 7 AVERAGE 36 25 11 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.19 0.61 1992 0.04 0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.68 0.17 0.52 SINCE DEC 1 0.85 0.68 0.17 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 27.92 34.07 -6.15 37.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.7 5.1 1951 0.2 0.5 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.7 2.8 7.9 T SINCE DEC 1 10.7 2.8 7.9 T SINCE JUL 1 15.0 7.7 7.3 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 39 -10 46 MONTH TO DATE 658 515 143 424 SINCE DEC 1 658 515 143 424 SINCE JUL 1 1740 1815 -75 1505 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 NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 5 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 85 1100 AM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 59 2002 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -18 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE 735 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 14 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 37 306 PM 60 1975 34 3 29 MINIMUM 32 1209 AM -10 1989 19 13 8 AVERAGE 35 27 8 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.15 1.08 1971 0.04 0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.73 -0.17 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.56 0.73 -0.17 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.61 35.31 -10.70 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1987 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.4 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 2.4 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 4.8 -4.8 1.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 38 -8 46 MONTH TO DATE 673 499 174 422 SINCE DEC 1 673 499 174 422 SINCE JUL 1 1815 1721 94 1587 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 SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 700 AM LOWEST 85 200 PM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 59 2002 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -13 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE 729 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. $$