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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1257 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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         38    425 PM  68    1981  36      2       44       
  MINIMUM         16    721 AM -13    1903  19     -3       22       
  AVERAGE         27                        28     -1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.94 1961   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      0.71   0.92     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.07                      3.07   0.00     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                      1.74   0.73     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1908   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       5.4   -0.5     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      21.9   -5.8     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      26.8   -9.6     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        38      0       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  566                       733   -167      864       
  SINCE DEC 1   3001                      3345   -344     3311       
  SINCE JUL 1   4082                      4645   -563     4576       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        70      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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 18 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         34    419 PM  66    1930  37     -3       46       
  MINIMUM         16    729 AM -14    1936  21     -5       19       
  AVERAGE         25                        29     -4       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 2000   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      0.66   0.42     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.18                      2.98   0.20     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.01                      1.66   0.35     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.7  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       4.0   -4.0      9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        17.1  -17.1     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      19.5  -18.1     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        36      4       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  551                       699   -148      839       
  SINCE DEC 1   2953                      3225   -272     3282       
  SINCE JUL 1   4118                      4447   -329     4582       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
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           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        72      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -23      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   549 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   550 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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