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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
515 AM CST SAT FEB 12 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 11 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         43    434 PM  65    1882  34      9       30       
  MINIMUM         23    750 AM -24    1899  16      7       14       
  AVERAGE         33                        25      8       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.51 1999   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      0.43   0.30     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.17                      2.79  -0.62     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.57                      1.46   0.11     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1905   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       3.3    1.6     14.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      19.8   -3.7     40.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      24.7   -7.5     40.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        40     -8       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  362                       460    -98      536       
  SINCE DEC 1   2797                      3072   -275     2983       
  SINCE JUL 1   3878                      4372   -494     4248       
                                                                     
 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    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        70      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -21      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 12 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 13 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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 11 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         48    317 PM  62    1987  35     13       34       
  MINIMUM         24    723 AM -17    1936  19      5       14       
  AVERAGE         36                        27      9       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.46 1999   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.38  -0.08     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.40                      2.70  -0.30     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.23                      1.38  -0.15     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.6  2003   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         2.6   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                        15.7  -15.7     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                        18.1  -16.7     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        38     -9       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  349                       439    -90      516       
  SINCE DEC 1   2751                      2965   -214     2959       
  SINCE JUL 1   3916                      4187   -271     4259       
                                                                     
 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     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        71      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -13      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 12 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   541 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 13 2005......SUNRISE   707 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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