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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
105 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 12 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         45    446 PM  70    1990  34     11       16       
  MINIMUM         27    710 AM -21    1905  17     10        4       
  AVERAGE         36                        25     11       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.74 1949   0.04   0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      0.47   0.39     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.30                      2.83  -0.53     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.70                      1.50   0.20     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1894   0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       3.6    1.3     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      20.1   -4.0     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      25.0   -7.8     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        40    -11       55       
  MONTH TO DATE  391                       500   -109      591       
  SINCE DEC 1   2826                      3112   -286     3038       
  SINCE JUL 1   3907                      4412   -505     4303       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  35 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        65      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -26      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 13 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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 12 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    410 PM  71    1990  35     13       21       
  MINIMUM         30    700 AM -13    1988  19     11        5       
  AVERAGE         39                        27     12       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.12 1906   0.04   0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.42  -0.05     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.47                      2.74  -0.27     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.30                      1.42  -0.12     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.9  1964   0.2   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         2.8   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                        15.9  -15.9     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                        18.3  -16.9     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        38    -12       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  375                       477   -102      568       
  SINCE DEC 1   2777                      3003   -226     3011       
  SINCE JUL 1   3942                      4225   -283     4311       
                                                                     
 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    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        65      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -7      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 13 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   542 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   543 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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