000 CDUS43 KDMX 260652 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 AM CST MON DEC 26 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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 34 444 AM 58 1936 30 4 33 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM -16 1879 14 15 23 AVERAGE 32 22 10 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.57 1882 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.12 -0.17 0.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.95 1.12 -0.17 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 28.03 34.51 -6.48 37.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 1941 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 11.0 5.9 5.1 1.1 SINCE DEC 1 11.0 5.9 5.1 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.3 10.8 4.5 2.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 42 -9 37 MONTH TO DATE 1083 967 116 914 SINCE DEC 1 1083 967 116 914 SINCE JUL 1 2165 2267 -102 1995 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1200 AM LOWEST 82 200 PM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 58 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -16 1892 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 452 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 25 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 35 258 PM 60 1936 31 4 36 MINIMUM 31 1159 PM -15 2000 16 15 20 1983 AVERAGE 33 24 9 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.62 1957 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.14 -0.56 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.58 1.14 -0.56 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.63 35.72 -11.09 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.0 1962 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 4.6 -4.6 T SINCE DEC 1 0.0 4.6 -4.6 T SINCE JUL 1 T 7.0 -7.0 1.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 41 -9 37 MONTH TO DATE 1107 938 169 914 SINCE DEC 1 1107 938 169 914 SINCE JUL 1 2249 2160 89 2079 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 89 200 PM AVERAGE 95 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -14 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE 734 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. $$ REV