000 CDUS43 KDMX 310656 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1251 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 37 152 PM 63 2004 29 8 63 1965 MINIMUM 31 449 AM -15 1968 13 18 41 AVERAGE 34 21 13 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.10 1931 0.03 -0.03 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.30 -0.35 0.60 SINCE DEC 1 0.95 1.30 -0.35 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 28.03 34.69 -6.66 37.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 6.6 1998 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 11.0 7.4 3.6 1.1 SINCE DEC 1 11.0 7.4 3.6 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.3 12.3 3.0 2.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 44 -13 13 MONTH TO DATE 1244 1183 61 1065 SINCE DEC 1 1244 1183 61 1065 SINCE JUL 1 2326 2483 -157 2146 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 800 AM LOWEST 70 100 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 61 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -15 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 455 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 30 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 39 258 PM 64 1965 30 9 63 MINIMUM 33 232 AM -10 1968 15 18 35 AVERAGE 36 23 13 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.61 1931 0.03 -0.03 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.29 -0.71 1.17 SINCE DEC 1 0.58 1.29 -0.71 1.17 SINCE JAN 1 24.63 35.87 -11.24 35.41 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 1998 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 5.6 -5.6 T SINCE DEC 1 0.0 5.6 -5.6 T SINCE JUL 1 T 8.0 -8.0 1.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 42 -13 16 MONTH TO DATE 1261 1147 114 1074 SINCE DEC 1 1261 1147 114 1074 SINCE JUL 1 2403 2369 34 2239 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 700 AM LOWEST 64 300 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 63 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -13 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 735 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. $$