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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST MON JAN 31 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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    736 PM  57    1988  31      3        2       
  MINIMUM         30    940 AM -17    1965  13     17       -8       
  AVERAGE         32                        22     10       -3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.26 2002   0.04  -0.04     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      0.99  -0.15     1.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      2.32  -0.88     2.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      0.99  -0.15     1.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1950   0.3   -0.3      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.1                       8.5    1.6     14.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      16.2   -5.0     25.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      21.1   -8.8     25.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        44    -11       68       
  MONTH TO DATE 1311                      1342    -31     1334       
  SINCE DEC 1   2404                      2569   -165     2386       
  SINCE JUL 1   3485                      3869   -384     3651       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        65      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -21      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   531 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 30 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         34    445 PM  59    1988  31      3       -1       
  MINIMUM         30    906 AM -17    1936  15     15      -10       
  AVERAGE         32                        23      9       -5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 1937   0.04  -0.04     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.96  -0.03     1.51    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      2.28  -0.18     3.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      0.96  -0.03     1.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             9.6  2002   0.3   MM        2.1     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         7.0   MM       14.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        12.8  -12.8     20.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      15.2  -13.8     20.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        42     -9       70       
  MONTH TO DATE 1271                      1295    -24     1331       
  SINCE DEC 1   2370                      2485   -115     2380       
  SINCE JUL 1   3535                      3707   -172     3680       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        71      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -20      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   720 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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