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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1246 AM CST WED FEB 9 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 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         23   1159 PM  60    1999  33    -10       33       
                                      1954                          
  MINIMUM         10    731 AM -21    1899  16     -6       -4       
  AVERAGE         17                        24     -7       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          0.81 1918   0.04   0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.31   0.40     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.15                      2.67  -0.52     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.55                      1.34   0.21     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.5           8.3  1901   0.3    1.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.7                       2.4    2.3     14.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.9                      18.9   -3.0     40.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.0                      23.8   -6.8     40.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        41      7       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  233                       338   -105      410       
  SINCE DEC 1   2668                      2950   -282     2857       
  SINCE JUL 1   3749                      4250   -501     4122       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  47 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        61      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -23      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   541 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   542 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 8 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         28    710 PM  62    1938  34     -6       35       
  MINIMUM         17    213 AM -16    1933  18     -1       -6       
  AVERAGE         23                        26     -3       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.74 2001   0.04  MM        0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.26  MM        0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         2.58  MM        4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                         1.26  MM        2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1979   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         2.0   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                        15.1   MM       29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                        17.5   MM       29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        39      3       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       323    -98      397       
  SINCE DEC 1   2627                      2849   -222     2840       
  SINCE JUL 1   3792                      4071   -279     4140       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        68      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -19      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   537 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   538 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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