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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1244 AM CST THU FEB 3 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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         44    325 PM  65    1924  31     13       25       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -26    1905  14     13        8       
  AVERAGE         36                        23     13       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1983   0.04  -0.04     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      2.43  -0.99     2.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      1.10  -0.26     1.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1983   0.3   -0.3      2.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      6.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      17.1   -5.9     32.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      22.0   -9.7     32.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        43    -14       48       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        86    -28       95       
  SINCE DEC 1   2493                      2698   -205     2542       
  SINCE JUL 1   3574                      3998   -424     3807       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  79 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -26      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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 FEBRUARY 2 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         41    413 PM  64    1924  32      9       33       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -26    1996  16     11       15       
  AVERAGE         34                        24     10       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55 1961   0.03  -0.03     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      2.38  -0.28     4.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      1.06  -0.13     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.5  1961   0.3   MM        4.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.6   MM        4.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        13.7  -13.7     24.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      16.1  -14.7     24.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        41    -10       41       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        82    -21       87       
  SINCE DEC 1   2463                      2608   -145     2530       
  SINCE JUL 1   3628                      3830   -202     3830       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        67      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -27      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   717 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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