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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CST WED JAN 26 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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         50    120 PM  61    1944  30     20       27       
  MINIMUM         25    643 AM -27    1894  12     13       17       
  AVERAGE         38                        21     17       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1895   0.04  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      0.79   0.05     0.65    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      2.12  -0.68     1.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      0.79   0.05     0.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1895   0.3   -0.3      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       7.0    3.1      6.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      14.7   -3.5     17.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      19.6   -7.3     17.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        45    -18       43       
  MONTH TO DATE 1132                      1122     10     1026       
  SINCE DEC 1   2225                      2349   -124     2078       
  SINCE JUL 1   3306                      3649   -343     3343       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        65      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -17      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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 25 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         53    331 PM  60    1981  30     23       26       
  MINIMUM         22    555 AM -13    1940  14      8       19       
  AVERAGE         38                        22     16       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1898   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.76   0.17     1.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      2.08   0.02     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.76   0.17     1.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        MM            3.2  1990   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    MM                        5.5   -5.5      8.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      MM                       11.3  -11.3     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      MM                       13.7  -12.3     14.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       MM                                                
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        43    -16       42       
  MONTH TO DATE 1087                      1084      3     1029       
  SINCE DEC 1   2186                      2274    -88     2078       
  SINCE JUL 1   3351                      3496   -145     3378       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        65      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -14      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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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