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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
113 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         29   1214 AM  63    1987  33     -4       12       
  MINIMUM         15   1159 PM -21    1905  15      0       -2       
  AVERAGE         22                        24     -2        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.75 1928   0.04   0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.27   0.28     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.99                      2.63  -0.64     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.39                      1.30   0.09     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.2 R         3.2  1979   0.3    2.9       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                       2.1    1.1     14.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.4                      18.6   -4.2     40.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.5                      23.5   -8.0     40.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        42      1       60       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       297   -112      360       
  SINCE DEC 1   2620                      2909   -289     2807       
  SINCE JUL 1   3701                      4209   -508     4072       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        60      1999                    
                                             1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -21      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   540 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   541 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 7 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         40   1259 AM  61    1987  33      7       15       
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM -10    1972  17      1       -4       
  AVERAGE         29                        25      4        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.70 1901   0.04   0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.22   0.08     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.40                      2.54  -0.14     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.23                      1.22   0.01     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.0  1986   0.2   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1.8   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                        14.9   MM       29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                        17.3   MM       29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        40     -4       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       284   -101      347       
  SINCE DEC 1   2585                      2810   -225     2790       
  SINCE JUL 1   3750                      4032   -282     4090       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        62      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -16      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   712 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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