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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1258 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         21   1047 PM  59    2003  29     -8       26       
  MINIMUM         10   1205 AM -25    1912  11     -1        0       
  AVERAGE         16                        20     -4       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.66 1937   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      0.24   0.52     0.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.36                      1.57  -0.21     1.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.76                      0.24   0.52     0.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.1  1913   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.7                       1.6    8.1      5.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.8                       9.3    1.5     16.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.9                      14.2   -2.3     16.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        45      4       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  309                       312     -3      305       
  SINCE DEC 1   1402                      1539   -137     1357       
  SINCE JUL 1   2483                      2839   -356     2622       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        67      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -17      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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 7 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         23    551 PM  58    2003  30     -7       26       
                                      1949                          
  MINIMUM         14    101 AM -16    1968  14      0       -2       
  AVERAGE         19                        22     -3       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.42 1918   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.21  MM        0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         1.53  MM        2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                         0.21  MM        0.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1962   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       7.2   -7.2     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                       9.6   -8.2     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        43      3       53       
  MONTH TO DATE  271                       301    -30      296       
  SINCE DEC 1   1370                      1491   -121     1345       
  SINCE JUL 1   2535                      2713   -178     2645       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        69      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -17      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   735 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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