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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         39    414 PM  66    1981  36      3       30       
  MINIMUM         23   1147 PM -19    1958  18      5       12       
  AVERAGE         31                        27      4       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1932   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      0.63   1.00     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.07                      2.99   0.08     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                      1.66   0.81     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1975   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       4.8    0.1     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      21.3   -5.2     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      26.2   -9.0     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        39     -5       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  493                       657   -164      786       
  SINCE DEC 1   2928                      3269   -341     3233       
  SINCE JUL 1   4009                      4569   -560     4498       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  52 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        68      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -20      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   552 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 16 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         38    325 PM  61    1981  36      2       30       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM -17    1958  20      4        4       
  AVERAGE         31                        28      3       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1911   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      0.58   0.50     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.18                      2.90   0.28     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.01                      1.58   0.43     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1953   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.6   -3.6      9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        16.7  -16.7     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      19.1  -17.7     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        37     -3       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  474                       627   -153      762       
  SINCE DEC 1   2876                      3153   -277     3205       
  SINCE JUL 1   4041                      4375   -334     4505       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -20      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   548 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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