000 CDUS43 KDMX 010659 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2006 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 38 MM 61 1965 29 9 48 MINIMUM 30 MM -15 1968 13 17 26 AVERAGE 34 21 13 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.37 1931 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.33 -0.38 0.60 SINCE DEC 1 0.95 1.33 -0.38 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 28.03 34.72 -6.69 37.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 1977 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 11.0 7.7 3.3 1.1 SINCE DEC 1 11.0 7.7 3.3 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.3 12.6 2.7 2.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 44 -13 28 MONTH TO DATE 1275 1227 48 1093 SINCE DEC 1 1275 1227 48 1093 SINCE JUL 1 2357 2527 -170 2174 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 32 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 500 AM LOWEST 64 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 61 1897 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -18 1887 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST JANUARY 2 2006.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 456 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 31 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 38 357 PM 63 1965 30 8 54 MINIMUM 28 735 PM -13 1968 15 13 26 AVERAGE 33 23 10 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.99 1931 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.32 -0.74 1.17 SINCE DEC 1 0.58 1.32 -0.74 1.17 SINCE JAN 1 24.63 35.90 -11.27 35.41 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1978 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 5.8 -5.8 T SINCE DEC 1 0.0 5.8 -5.8 T SINCE JUL 1 T 8.2 -8.2 1.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 43 -11 25 MONTH TO DATE 1293 1190 103 1099 SINCE DEC 1 1293 1190 103 1099 SINCE JUL 1 2435 2412 23 2264 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 W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 PM LOWEST 64 200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 56 2004 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -11 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST JANUARY 2 2006.......SUNRISE 735 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. $$