000 CDUS43 KDMX 210642 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1240 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 33 1154 AM 61 1941 31 2 40 MINIMUM 14 1117 PM -13 1901 15 -1 16 AVERAGE 24 23 1 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.93 1882 0.04 -0.04 0.07 MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.92 -0.06 0.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.86 0.92 -0.06 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 27.93 34.31 -6.38 37.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1925 0.3 -0.3 1.1 MONTH TO DATE 11.0 4.4 6.6 1.1 SINCE DEC 1 11.0 4.4 6.6 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.3 9.3 6.0 2.2 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 41 0 37 MONTH TO DATE 933 758 175 655 SINCE DEC 1 933 758 175 655 SINCE JUL 1 2015 2058 -43 1736 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 500 AM LOWEST 54 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -18 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 448 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 20 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 33 344 PM 67 1941 32 1 40 MINIMUM 11 947 PM -13 1983 18 -7 15 AVERAGE 22 25 -3 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.61 1991 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.97 -0.40 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.57 0.97 -0.40 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.62 35.55 -10.93 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 2000 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.6 -3.6 T SINCE DEC 1 0.0 3.6 -3.6 T SINCE JUL 1 T 6.0 -6.0 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 43 40 3 37 MONTH TO DATE 954 734 220 656 SINCE DEC 1 954 734 220 656 SINCE JUL 1 2096 1956 140 1821 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 900 PM LOWEST 61 300 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 62 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -19 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 732 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. $$