000 CDUS43 KDMX 240647 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1246 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 47 305 PM 60 1889 31 16 8 MINIMUM 32 822 AM -22 1989 14 18 -2 AVERAGE 40 23 17 3 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.24 1941 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.86 1.04 -0.18 0.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.86 1.04 -0.18 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 27.93 34.43 -6.50 37.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.8 1884 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 11.0 5.3 5.7 1.1 SINCE DEC 1 11.0 5.3 5.7 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.3 10.2 5.1 2.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 42 -17 62 MONTH TO DATE 1023 883 140 820 SINCE DEC 1 1023 883 140 820 SINCE JUL 1 2105 2183 -78 1901 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 32 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 500 AM LOWEST 65 100 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 69 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -19 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 450 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 23 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 49 322 PM 66 1933 32 17 12 MINIMUM 37 759 AM -21 1989 17 20 -4 AVERAGE 43 24 19 4 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.64 1941 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 1.08 -0.51 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.57 1.08 -0.51 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.62 35.66 -11.04 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.1 1969 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 4.2 -4.2 T SINCE DEC 1 0.0 4.2 -4.2 T SINCE JUL 1 T 6.6 -6.6 1.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 41 -19 61 MONTH TO DATE 1047 856 191 819 SINCE DEC 1 1047 856 191 819 SINCE JUL 1 2189 2078 111 1984 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1100 PM LOWEST 60 1200 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 59 1940 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -19 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 733 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. $$ REV