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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT FRI JUN 24 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 23 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         92    300 PM 103    1934  84      8       82       
  MINIMUM         72    455 AM  49    1958  63      9       60        
  AVERAGE         82                        73      9       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.65 1981   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.14                      3.54  -0.40     2.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.14                      3.54  -0.40     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.28                     15.80   1.48    21.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      36.4  -16.6     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16       10       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        16    -16       10       
  SINCE JUL 1   5641                      6436   -795     6041       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           17                         9      8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       152     40      130       
  SINCE JUN 1    192                       152     40      130       
  SINCE JAN 1    248                       225     23      245       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 23 2005..........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
JUNE 24 2005..........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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