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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
123 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         32    237 PM  64    1895  29      3       23       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -20    1985  11     15       13       
                                      1883                          
  AVERAGE         29                        20      9       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.97 1904   0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      0.63   0.21     0.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      1.96  -0.52     1.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      0.63   0.21     0.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1953   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       5.5    4.6      6.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      13.2   -2.0     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      18.1   -5.8     17.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        45     -9       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  937                       897     40      821       
  SINCE DEC 1   2030                      2124    -94     1873       
  SINCE JUL 1   3111                      3424   -313     3138       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   9 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        58      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -26      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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 20 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         30    453 PM  57    1934  30      0       23       
  MINIMUM         22    834 AM -25    1936  13      9       12       
  AVERAGE         26                        22      4       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1904   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.60   0.33     1.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      1.92   0.18     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.60   0.33     1.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY         MM           5.0  1959   0.2     MM      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE     MM                       4.0     MM      8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1       MM                       9.8     MM     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1       MM                      12.2     MM     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH        MM                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        43     -4       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  890                       869     21      825       
  SINCE DEC 1   1989                      2059    -70     1874       
  SINCE JUL 1   3154                      3281   -127     3174       
                                                                     
 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    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        63      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -21      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   729 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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