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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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         33    146 PM  56    1931  30      3        5       
  MINIMUM         21    743 AM -20    1885  13      8       -8       
  AVERAGE         27                        21      6       -1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1989   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      0.91  -0.07     1.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      2.24  -0.80     2.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      0.91  -0.07     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1918   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       7.9    2.2     12.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      15.6   -4.4     23.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      20.5   -8.2     23.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        44     -6       66       
  MONTH TO DATE 1245                      1254     -9     1198       
  SINCE DEC 1   2338                      2481   -143     2250       
  SINCE JUL 1   3419                      3781   -362     3515       
                                                                     
 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     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  26 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        62      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -23      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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 28 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         32    401 PM  56    1944  31      1        7       
  MINIMUM         19    846 AM -17    1963  15      4       -8       
  AVERAGE         26                        23      3        0      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1909   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.88   0.05     1.35    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      2.20  -0.10     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.88   0.05     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.5  2001   0.3   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         6.4   MM       11.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        12.2  -12.2     17.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      14.6  -13.2     17.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        42     -3       65       
  MONTH TO DATE 1204                      1211     -7     1194       
  SINCE DEC 1   2303                      2401    -98     2243       
  SINCE JUL 1   3468                      3623   -155     3543       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        57      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -20      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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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