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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1255 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         35    412 PM  67    1991  38     -3       43       
  MINIMUM         27    801 AM  -9    1885  20      7       29       
  AVERAGE         31                        29      2       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.22 1976   0.05  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      0.84   0.93     1.50    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.21                      3.20   0.01     3.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.61                      1.87   0.74     2.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           9.8  1976   0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.1                       6.3   -1.2     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      22.8   -6.5     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                      27.7  -10.3     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        37     -3       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  662                       845   -183      946       
  SINCE DEC 1   3097                      3457   -360     3393       
  SINCE JUL 1   4178                      4757   -579     4658       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -10      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   558 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 21 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         36   1212 AM  69    1930  38     -2       45       
  MINIMUM         29    924 AM  -7    1963  22      7       30       
  AVERAGE         33                        30      3       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.16 1997   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      0.80   0.40     0.80    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.30                      3.12   0.18     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.13                      1.80   0.33     2.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.4  1960   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         4.6   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        17.7  -17.7     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      20.1  -18.7     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        35     -3       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  645                       805   -160      915       
  SINCE DEC 1   3047                      3331   -284     3358       
  SINCE JUL 1   4212                      4553   -341     4658       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        66      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -4      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   554 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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