000 CDUS43 KDMX 280716 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 102 AM CST WED DEC 28 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 33 409 PM 64 1946 30 3 42 MINIMUM 28 818 AM -20 1886 13 15 17 AVERAGE 31 22 9 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.48 1982 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.20 -0.25 0.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.95 1.20 -0.25 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 28.03 34.59 -6.56 37.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.0 1904 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 11.0 6.5 4.5 1.1 SINCE DEC 1 11.0 6.5 4.5 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.3 11.4 3.9 2.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 43 -9 35 MONTH TO DATE 1148 1053 95 992 SINCE DEC 1 1148 1053 95 992 SINCE JUL 1 2230 2353 -123 2073 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 N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 92 1200 AM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 69 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 453 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 27 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 45 152 PM 68 1946 31 14 38 MINIMUM 27 715 AM -10 1935 16 11 12 AVERAGE 36 23 13 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 2003 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.20 -0.62 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.58 1.20 -0.62 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.63 35.78 -11.15 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.0 1966 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 5.0 -5.0 T SINCE DEC 1 0.0 5.0 -5.0 T SINCE JUL 1 T 7.4 -7.4 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 42 -13 40 MONTH TO DATE 1168 1021 147 997 SINCE DEC 1 1168 1021 147 997 SINCE JUL 1 2310 2243 67 2162 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 N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 76 1200 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 69 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -32 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 735 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. $$