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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1255 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         49    344 PM  69    1995  39     10       40       
  MINIMUM         23    646 AM  -6    2003  21      2       31       
  AVERAGE         36                        30      6       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1951   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.84                      1.04   0.80     1.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.28                      3.40  -0.12     4.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.68                      2.07   0.61     2.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1929   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.0                       7.5   -1.5     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.2                      24.0   -6.8     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      28.9  -10.6     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        35     -6       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  787                       987   -200     1062       
  SINCE DEC 1   3222                      3599   -377     3509       
  SINCE JUL 1   4303                      4899   -596     4774       
                                                                     
 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 (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -14      1963                    
                                             1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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 25 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         51    325 PM  74    1930  40     11       43       
  MINIMUM         25    541 AM  -6    2003  23      2       30       
                                      1924                          
  AVERAGE         38                        32      6       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        MM            0.57 1930   0.05  MM        0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    MM                        1.00  MM        0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      MM                        3.32  MM        4.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                        2.00  MM        2.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.5  1962   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         5.4   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                        18.5   MM       29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                        20.9   MM       29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        33     -6       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  769                       941   -172     1031       
  SINCE DEC 1   3171                      3467   -296     3474       
  SINCE JUL 1   4336                      4689   -353     4774       
                                                                     
 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 (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        64      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -12      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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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