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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
102 AM CST THU FEB 24 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         40   1244 PM  65    1930  38      2       36       
  MINIMUM         25    732 AM -13    1889  21      4       30       
  AVERAGE         33                        30      3       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1915   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      0.94   0.83     1.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.21                      3.30  -0.09     4.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.61                      1.97   0.64     2.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.6  1924   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.1                       6.9   -1.8     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      23.4   -7.1     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                      28.3  -10.9     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        36     -4       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  724                       917   -193     1002       
  SINCE DEC 1   3159                      3529   -370     3449       
  SINCE JUL 1   4240                      4829   -589     4714       
                                                                     
 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     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  47 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        78      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -11      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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 23 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         38    209 PM  66    1930  39     -1       39       
  MINIMUM         24    714 AM  -8    1989  23      1       31       
  AVERAGE         31                        31      0       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1925   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      0.90   0.30     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.30                      3.22   0.08     4.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.13                      1.90   0.23     2.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.5  1960   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         5.0   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        18.1  -18.1     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      20.5  -19.1     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        34      0       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  709                       874   -165      973       
  SINCE DEC 1   3111                      3400   -289     3416       
  SINCE JUL 1   4276                      4622   -346     4716       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        78      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   650 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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