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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST SAT FEB 5 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 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         61R   327 PM  60    1925  32     29       20       
                                      1909                          
  MINIMUM         32    257 AM -23    1883  14     18        2       
  AVERAGE         47                        23     24       11      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.65    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      2.51  -1.07     3.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.84                      1.18  -0.34     1.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1971   0.3   -0.3      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      6.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      17.7   -6.5     32.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      22.6  -10.3     32.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        42    -24       54       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       171    -72      209       
  SINCE DEC 1   2534                      2783   -249     2656       
  SINCE JUL 1   3615                      4083   -468     3921       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -18      1936                    
                                             1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   537 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 4 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         59R   238 PM  58    1925  33     26       20       
  MINIMUM         32    633 AM -19    1996  16     16       -3       
  AVERAGE         46                        24     22        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1903   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.10                      2.44  -0.34     4.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.93                      1.12  -0.19     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.5  1997   0.3   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1.2   MM        4.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        14.3  -14.3     24.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      16.7  -15.3     24.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        41    -22       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       164    -59      200       
  SINCE DEC 1   2507                      2690   -183     2643       
  SINCE JUL 1   3672                      3912   -240     3943       
                                                                     
 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    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        67      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -28      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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