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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST WED FEB 16 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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   1204 AM  75    1921  35     10       21       
  MINIMUM         28   1151 PM -17    1905  18     10        1       
  AVERAGE         37                        27     10       11      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 2003   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
                                      1942                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      0.59   1.04     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.07                      2.95   0.12     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                      1.62   0.85     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.7  2003   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       4.5    0.4     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      21.0   -4.9     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      25.9   -8.7     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        39    -11       54       
  MONTH TO DATE  459                       618   -159      742       
  SINCE DEC 1   2894                      3230   -336     3189       
  SINCE JUL 1   3975                      4530   -555     4454       
                                                                     
 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 (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  12 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -19      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   551 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 15 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   1228 AM  63    1984  36     12       21       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM -15    1930  20     11        3       
  AVERAGE         40                        28     12       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.26 2003   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      0.54   0.54     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.18                      2.86   0.32     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.01                      1.54   0.47     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.6  2003   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.4   -3.4      9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        16.5  -16.5     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      18.9  -17.5     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        37    -12       53       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       590   -150      714       
  SINCE DEC 1   2842                      3116   -274     3157       
  SINCE JUL 1   4007                      4338   -331     4457       
                                                                     
 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 (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        61      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -17      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   701 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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