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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 3 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         57    301 PM  60    1928  32     25       10       
  MINIMUM         26    613 AM -26    1996  14     12        0       
  AVERAGE         42                        23     19        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55 1919   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      2.47  -1.03     2.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      1.14  -0.30     1.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1997   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      6.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      17.4   -6.2     32.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      22.3   RRRR     32.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        43    -20       60       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       129    -48      155       
  SINCE DEC 1   2516                      2741   -225     2602       
  SINCE JUL 1   3597                      4041   -444     3867       
                                                                     
 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     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1925                    
                                             1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -23      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   535 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   536 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 3 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         54    313 PM  67    1992  32     22       15       
  MINIMUM         25    628 AM -27    1996  16      9        0       
  AVERAGE         40                        24     16        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.88 1943   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      2.41  -0.31     4.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      1.09  -0.16     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.7  1988   0.3   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.9   MM        4.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                        14.0   MM       24.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                        16.4   MM       24.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        41    -16       57       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       123    -37      144       
  SINCE DEC 1   2488                      2649   -161     2587       
  SINCE JUL 1   3653                      3871   -218     3887       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        58      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -19      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   532 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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