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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED DES MOINES DEGREE DAY DATA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
221 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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         34   1159 PM  58    1992  29      5       46       
  MINIMUM         25    434 AM -26    1883  12     13       17       
  AVERAGE         30                        20     10       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.42 1973   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      0.66   0.18     0.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      1.99  -0.55     1.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      0.66   0.18     0.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1973   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       5.8    4.3      6.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      13.5   -2.3     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      18.4   -6.1     17.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        45     -10      33       
  MONTH TO DATE  972                       942     30      854       
  SINCE DEC 1   2065                      2169   -104     1906       
  SINCE JUL 1   3146                      3469   -323     3171       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        59      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -23      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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 21 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   1159 PM  63    1957  30     -1       46       
  MINIMUM         25   1224 PM -21    1970  14     11       19       
  AVERAGE         27                        22      5       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1916   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.63   0.30     1.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      1.95   0.15     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.63   0.30     1.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY         MM           8.0  1958   0.3     MM      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE     MM                       4.3     MM      8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1       MM                      10.1     MM     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1       MM                      12.5     MM     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH        MM                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        43     -5       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  928                       912     16      857       
  SINCE DEC 1   2027                      2102    -75     1906       
  SINCE JUL 1   3192                      3324   -132     3206       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        63      2002                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -36      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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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