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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
105 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         13    145 PM  59    1989  29    -16       34       
  MINIMUM         -8    705 AM -19    1930  11    -19       25       
  AVERAGE          3                        20    -17       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 1996   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      0.54   0.27     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.87  -0.46     1.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.81                      0.54   0.27     0.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1936   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       4.6    5.5      5.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      12.3   -1.1     17.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      17.2   -4.9     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        45     17       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  824                       762     62      669       
  SINCE DEC 1   1917                      1989    -72     1721       
  SINCE JUL 1   2998                      3289   -291     2986       
                                                                     
 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    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        63      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -21      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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 17 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         13    348 PM  59    1996  30    -17       36       
  MINIMUM         -4    816 AM -16    1982  13    -17       26       
  AVERAGE          5                        22    -17       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1996   0.03  -0.03     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.51   0.42     1.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      1.83   0.27     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.51   0.42     1.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1960   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.4   -3.4      8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       9.2   -9.2     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      11.6  -10.2     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        44     16       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  769                       740     29      673       
  SINCE DEC 1   1868                      1930    -62     1722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3033                      3152   -119     3022       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        60      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -22      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   731 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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