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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1257 AM CST MON FEB 21 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         43    452 PM  64    1981  37      6       38       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM -12    1929  20     12       33       
  AVERAGE         38                        28     10       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.66 1954   0.04   0.04     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      0.79   0.96     1.50    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.19                      3.15   0.04     3.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.59                      1.82   0.77     2.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.8  1919   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       6.0   -1.1     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      22.5   -6.4     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      27.4  -10.2     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        37    -10       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  628                       808   -180      917       
  SINCE DEC 1   3063                      3420   -357     3364       
  SINCE JUL 1   4144                      4720   -576     4629       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        67      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -9      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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 20 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         42    659 PM  65    1930  38      4       44       
  MINIMUM         34    436 AM -16    1929  22     12       33       
  AVERAGE         38                        30      8       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.60 1919   0.05   0.04     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      0.75   0.45     0.80    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.30                      3.07   0.23     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.13                      1.75   0.38     2.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.4  1989   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         4.4   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        17.5  -17.5     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      19.9  -18.5     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        35     -8       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  613                       770   -157      888       
  SINCE DEC 1   3015                      3296   -281     3331       
  SINCE JUL 1   4180                      4518   -338     4631       
                                                                     
 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 (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -7      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   553 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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