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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1259 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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          4    343 PM  57    1914  28    -24       40       
  MINIMUM         -5    813 AM -19    1888  11    -16       20       
                                      1881                          
  AVERAGE          0                        20    -20       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.78 1960   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      0.45   0.36     0.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.78  -0.37     1.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.81                      0.45   0.36     0.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.7  1930   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       3.7    6.4      5.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      11.4   -0.2     17.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      16.3   -4.0     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       65                        45     20       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  635                       627      8      560       
  SINCE DEC 1   1728                      1854   -126     1612       
  SINCE JUL 1   2809                      3154   -345     2877       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  32 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        55      1990                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -27      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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 14 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          2    533 PM  65    1952  30    -28       40       
  MINIMUM         -6    654 AM -21    1957  13    -19       17       
  AVERAGE         -2                        21    -23       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1960   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.42   0.51     0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      1.74   0.36     2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.42   0.51     0.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1962   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.8   -2.8      8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       8.6   -8.6     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      11.0   -9.6     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       67                        44     23       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  584                       608    -24      562       
  SINCE DEC 1   1683                      1798   -115     1611       
  SINCE JUL 1   2848                      3020   -172     2911       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        59      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -20      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   732 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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