000 CDUS43 KDMX 290724 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 100 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 34 804 PM 69 1984 30 4 50 MINIMUM 31 1031 AM -21 1924 13 18 26 AVERAGE 33 21 12 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.45 1948 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.24 -0.29 0.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.95 1.24 -0.29 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 28.03 34.63 -6.60 37.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1966 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 11.0 6.8 4.2 1.1 SINCE DEC 1 11.0 6.8 4.2 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.3 11.7 3.6 2.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 43 -11 27 MONTH TO DATE 1180 1096 84 1019 SINCE DEC 1 1180 1096 84 1019 SINCE JUL 1 2262 2396 -134 2100 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 75 600 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 58 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 454 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 28 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 1029 PM 69 1984 31 2 48 MINIMUM 31 325 PM -32 1924 15 16 25 AVERAGE 32 23 9 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.82 1927 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.23 -0.65 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 0.58 1.23 -0.65 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 24.63 35.81 -11.18 35.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.6 1968 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 5.2 -5.2 T SINCE DEC 1 0.0 5.2 -5.2 T SINCE JUL 1 T 7.6 -7.6 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 42 -9 28 MONTH TO DATE 1201 1063 138 1025 SINCE DEC 1 1201 1063 138 1025 SINCE JUL 1 2343 2285 58 2190 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 82 700 PM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 67 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -11 1935 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST DECEMBER 30 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. $$