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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
110 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         24   1201 AM  55    1880  29     -5       21       
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM -25    1884  12      6       11       
  AVERAGE         21                        20      1       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          0.96 1910   0.03   0.13     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.15   0.21     0.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.96                      1.48  -0.52     1.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.36                      0.15   0.21     0.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7           9.0  1910   0.2    1.5      5.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       0.8    0.9      5.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.8                       8.5   -5.7     16.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                      13.4   -9.5     16.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        45     -1       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       177    -22      131       
  SINCE DEC 1   1248                      1404   -156     1183       
  SINCE JUL 1   2329                      2704   -375     2448       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     91           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        59      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -30      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         30    556 PM  65    1939  30      0       23       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -28    1947  14     11       17       
  AVERAGE         28                        22      6       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.82 1910   0.03  MM        0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.12  MM        0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         1.44  MM        2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                         0.12  MM        0.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.0  2004   0.2   MM        4.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.8   MM        8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         6.6   -6.6     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                         9.0   -9.0     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        43     -6       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       172    -42      122       
  SINCE DEC 1   1229                      1362   -133     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   2394                      2584   -190     2471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        60      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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