000 CDUS43 KDMX 180709 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 109 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 21 243 PM 64 1939 32 -11 37 MINIMUM 10 536 AM -9 1964 16 -6 16 AVERAGE 16 24 -8 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.44 1895 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.80 0.06 0.52 SINCE DEC 1 0.86 0.80 0.06 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 27.93 34.19 -6.26 37.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.8 1951 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 11.0 3.5 7.5 T SINCE DEC 1 11.0 3.5 7.5 T SINCE JUL 1 15.3 8.4 6.9 1.1 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 49 40 9 38 MONTH TO DATE 788 635 153 524 SINCE DEC 1 788 635 153 524 SINCE JUL 1 1870 1935 -65 1605 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 700 AM LOWEST 54 300 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 64 1976 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -16 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 737 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 17 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 24 312 PM 64 1939 33 -9 36 MINIMUM 10 705 AM -12 1932 19 -9 13 AVERAGE 17 26 -9 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1911 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.85 -0.28 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.57 0.85 -0.28 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.62 35.43 -10.81 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1985 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.0 -3.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 3.0 -3.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 5.4 -5.4 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 39 9 40 MONTH TO DATE 804 615 189 528 SINCE DEC 1 804 615 189 528 SINCE JUL 1 1946 1837 109 1693 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 100 AM LOWEST 52 300 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 67 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -15 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL