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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
120 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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         38    537 AM  57    1914  29      9       16       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -26    1892  11     15        2       
  AVERAGE         32                        20     12        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1935   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      0.60   0.24     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      1.93  -0.49     1.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      0.60   0.24     0.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1938   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       5.2    4.9      5.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      12.9   -1.7     17.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      17.8   -5.5     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        45    -12       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  901                       852     49      774       
  SINCE DEC 1   1994                      2079    -85     1826       
  SINCE JUL 1   3075                      3379   -304     3091       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        64      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -20      1985                    
                                             1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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 19 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         38    559 AM  60    1952  30      8       16       
  MINIMUM         22    709 PM -21    1936  13      9        2       
  AVERAGE         30                        22      8        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1907   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.57   0.36     1.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      1.89   0.21     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.57   0.36     1.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.0  1977   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.8   -3.8      8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       9.6   -9.6     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      12.0  -10.6     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        43     -8       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  851                       826     25      778       
  SINCE DEC 1   1950                      2016    -66     1827       
  SINCE JUL 1   3115                      3238   -123     3127       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
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    84           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        57      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -25      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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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