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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
104 AM CST WED JAN 12 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         29   1159 PM  55    2002  28      1       49       
                                      1992                          
  MINIMUM         22    925 AM -21    1912  11     11       27       
  AVERAGE         26                        20      6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.90 1960   0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      0.36   0.45     0.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.69  -0.28     1.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.81                      0.36   0.45     0.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1905   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       2.8    7.3      5.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      10.5    0.7     17.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      15.4   -3.1     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        45     -6       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  481                       492    -11      460       
  SINCE DEC 1   1574                      1719   -145     1512       
  SINCE JUL 1   2655                      3019   -364     2777       
                                                                     
 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    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     88           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        60      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -29      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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 11 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         32   1159 PM  55    1992  29      3       42       
  MINIMUM         26    959 AM -12    1974  13     13       25       
  AVERAGE         29                        21      8       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.98 1960   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.33  -0.13     0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.37                      1.65  -0.28     2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.20                      0.33  -0.13     0.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.4  1991   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         2.2   MM        8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       8.0   -8.0     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      10.4   -9.0     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        44     -8       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       476    -44      458       
  SINCE DEC 1   1531                      1666   -135     1507       
  SINCE JUL 1   2696                      2888   -192     2807       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        60      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -22      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   504 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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