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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1258 AM CST WED FEB 23 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         45    340 PM  68    1982  38      7       48       
  MINIMUM         24    422 AM -10    1889  20      4       33       
  AVERAGE         35                        29      6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1971   0.05  -0.05     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      0.89   0.88     1.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.21                      3.25  -0.04     4.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.61                      1.92   0.69     2.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.8  1994   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.1                       6.6   -1.5     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      23.1   -6.8     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                      28.0  -10.6     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        36     -6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  692                       881   -189      970       
  SINCE DEC 1   3127                      3493   -366     3417       
  SINCE JUL 1   4208                      4793   -585     4682       
                                                                     
 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     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  28 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        65      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -13      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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 22 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         44    319 PM  66    1930  39      5       42       
  MINIMUM         25    550 AM  -4    1929  22      3       31       
  AVERAGE         35                        30      5       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1922   0.05  -0.05     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      0.85   0.35     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.30                      3.17   0.13     4.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.13                      1.85   0.28     2.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.0  1994   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         4.8   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        17.9  -17.9     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      20.3  -18.9     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  675                       840   -165      943       
  SINCE DEC 1   3077                      3366   -289     3386       
  SINCE JUL 1   4242                      4588   -346     4686       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        66      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   651 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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