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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1248 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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         29    415 PM  63    2002  30     -1       15       
  MINIMUM         17    821 AM -16    1902  13      4       -4       
  AVERAGE         23                        21      2        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1949   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      0.87  -0.03     1.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      2.20  -0.76     2.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      0.87  -0.03     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.6  1949   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       7.6    2.5     12.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      15.3   -4.1     23.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      20.2   -7.9     23.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        44     -2       59       
  MONTH TO DATE 1207                      1210     -3     1132       
  SINCE DEC 1   2300                      2437   -137     2184       
  SINCE JUL 1   3381                      3737   -356     3449       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        56      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -20      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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 27 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         28    111 PM  63    2002  31     -3       20       
                                      1934                          
  MINIMUM         16    817 AM -16    1940  15      1       -4       
  AVERAGE         22                        23     -1        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1949   0.04  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.84   0.09     1.35    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      2.16  -0.06     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.84   0.09     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.6  1949   0.3   MM        0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       6.1   -6.1     11.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      11.9  -11.9     17.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      14.3  -12.9     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        42      1       57       
  MONTH TO DATE 1165                      1169     -4     1129       
  SINCE DEC 1   2264                      2359    -95     2178       
  SINCE JUL 1   3429                      3581   -152     3478       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        56      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -17      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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