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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1255 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2005

CORRECTED DES MOINES POSSIBLE SUNSHINE

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10 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         23   1159 PM  65    1928  28     -5       31       
  MINIMUM         14    829 AM -22    1982  11      3       13       
  AVERAGE         19                        20     -1       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.66 1975   0.03  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.33   0.46     0.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.39                      1.66  -0.27     1.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.79                      0.33   0.46     0.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1974   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       2.5    7.6      5.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      10.2    1.0     17.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      15.1   -2.8     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        45      1       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  442                       447     -5      433       
  SINCE DEC 1   1535                      1674   -139     1485       
  SINCE JUL 1   2616                      2974   -358     2750       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   16 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        55      2002                    
                                             1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -21      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 11 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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 10 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   1159 PM  60    1928  29      1       29       
  MINIMUM         14    529 AM -23    1982  13      1       10       
  AVERAGE         22                        21      1       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.36 1924   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.30  MM        0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         1.62  MM        2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                         0.30  MM        0.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1985   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.0   -2.0      8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       7.8   -7.8     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      10.2   -8.8     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        44     -1       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  396                       432    -36      427       
  SINCE DEC 1   1495                      1622   -127     1476       
  SINCE JUL 1   2660                      2844   -184     2776       
                                                                     
 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     0   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     0   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        55      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -12      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 11 2005.......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   734 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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