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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1247 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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         26   1201 AM  62    1987  28     -2       35       
  MINIMUM         -2   1159 PM -20    1916  11    -13       24       
  AVERAGE         12                        20     -8       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.49 1979   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      0.42   0.39     0.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.75  -0.34     1.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.81                      0.42   0.39     0.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.9  1979   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       3.4    6.7      5.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      11.1    0.1     17.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      16.0   -3.7     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        45      8       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  570                       582    -12      525       
  SINCE DEC 1   1663                      1809   -146     1577       
  SINCE JUL 1   2744                      3109   -365     2842       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  63 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        57      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -19      1888                    
                                             1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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 13 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         29    122 AM  59    1987  29      0       36       
  MINIMUM         -2   1159 PM -16    1963  13    -15       21       
  AVERAGE         14                        21     -7       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.62 1950   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.39   0.54     0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      1.71   0.39     2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.39   0.54     0.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1979   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         2.6   MM        8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       8.4   -8.4     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      10.8   -9.4     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        44      7       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  517                       564    -47      526       
  SINCE DEC 1   1616                      1754   -138     1575       
  SINCE JUL 1   2781                      2976   -195     2875       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        65      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -21      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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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