000 CDUS43 KDMX 170703 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 103 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 24 421 AM 62 1939 33 -9 44 MINIMUM 15 1159 PM -15 1932 16 -1 25 AVERAGE 20 25 -5 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.63 1921 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.76 0.10 0.52 SINCE DEC 1 0.86 0.76 0.10 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 27.93 34.15 -6.22 37.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 4.3 1904 0.2 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 11.0 3.2 7.8 T SINCE DEC 1 11.0 3.2 7.8 T SINCE JUL 1 15.3 8.1 7.2 1.1 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 40 5 30 MONTH TO DATE 739 595 144 486 SINCE DEC 1 739 595 144 486 SINCE JUL 1 1821 1895 -74 1567 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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 29 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 80 800 PM LOWEST 62 1100 AM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 64 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -9 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 447 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 16 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 25 106 AM 67 1939 34 -9 47 MINIMUM 13 1033 PM -19 1932 19 -6 22 AVERAGE 19 26 -7 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.86 1940 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.81 -0.24 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.57 0.81 -0.24 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.62 35.39 -10.77 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.4 1981 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 2.8 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 2.8 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 5.2 -5.2 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 46 39 7 30 MONTH TO DATE 756 576 180 488 SINCE DEC 1 756 576 180 488 SINCE JUL 1 1898 1798 100 1653 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 900 PM LOWEST 60 1200 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 64 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -12 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL