000 CDUS43 KDMX 221444 CCA CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1242 AM CST THU DEC 22 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 41 334 PM 63 1941 31 10 32 MINIMUM 9 643 AM -18 1989 15 -6 8 AVERAGE 25 23 2 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.60 1881 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.96 -0.10 0.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.86 0.96 -0.10 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 27.93 34.35 -6.42 37.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1905 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 11.0 4.7 6.3 1.1 SINCE DEC 1 11.0 4.7 6.3 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.3 9.6 5.7 2.2 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 41 -1 45 MONTH TO DATE 973 799 174 700 SINCE DEC 1 973 799 174 700 SINCE JUL 1 2055 2099 -44 1781 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 1000 PM LOWEST 41 300 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 64 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -20 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 449 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 21 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 38 258 PM 62 1941 32 6 33 MINIMUM 6 228 AM -19 1989 17 -11 10 AVERAGE 22 25 -3 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.36 1949 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 1.01 -0.44 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.57 1.01 -0.44 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.62 35.59 -10.97 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1983 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.8 -3.8 T SINCE DEC 1 0.0 3.8 -3.8 T SINCE JUL 1 T 6.2 -6.2 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 43 40 3 43 MONTH TO DATE 997 774 223 699 SINCE DEC 1 997 774 223 699 SINCE JUL 1 2139 1996 143 1864 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 52 300 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 66 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -20 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE 733 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. $$