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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
113 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         36   1159 PM  70    1930  37     -1       50       
  MINIMUM         24   1254 AM -11    1936  19      5       32       
  AVERAGE         30                        28      2       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.09 1888   0.04   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      0.75   0.92     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.11                      3.11   0.00     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.51                      1.78   0.73     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1940   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       5.7   -0.8     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      22.2   -6.1     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      27.1   -9.9     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        38     -3       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  601                       771   -170      888       
  SINCE DEC 1   3036                      3383   -347     3335       
  SINCE JUL 1   4117                      4683   -566     4600       
                                                                     
 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    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1981                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -12      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   556 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 19 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         35    244 PM  72    1930  37     -2       51       
  MINIMUM         24    212 AM -23    1936  21      3       33       
  AVERAGE         30                        29      1       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.63 1994   0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.70   0.41     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.21                      3.02   0.19     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.04                      1.70   0.34     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.0  2000   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         4.2   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        17.3  -17.3     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      19.7  -18.3     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        36     -1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  586                       735   -149      862       
  SINCE DEC 1   2988                      3261   -273     3305       
  SINCE JUL 1   4153                      4483   -330     4605       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        65      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -16      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   656 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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