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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1258 AM CST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         50  1129 AM   68    1981  40     10       51        
  MINIMUM         28   459 PM  -11    1962  22      6       30        
  AVERAGE         39                        31      8       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.76 1948   0.05  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      1.14   0.74     1.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.32                      3.50  -0.18     4.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.72                      2.17   0.55     2.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.1  1886   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.0                       8.0   -2.0     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.2                      24.5   -7.3     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      29.4  -11.1     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        34     -8       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  842                      1056   -214     1115       
  SINCE DEC 1   3277                      3668   -391     3562       
  SINCE JUL 1   4358                      4968   -610     4827       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  19 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        69      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -16      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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 27 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         55    147 PM  72    1976  41     14       49       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM -23    1934  24      4       25       
  AVERAGE         42                        32     10       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.04 1948   0.05   MM       0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    MM                        1.10   MM       0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      MM                        3.42   MM       4.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                        2.10   MM       2.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.5  1997   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         5.8   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                        18.9   MM       29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                        21.3   MM       29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        33    -10       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  824                      1007   -183     1088       
  SINCE DEC 1   3226                      3533   -307     3531       
  SINCE JUL 1   4391                      4755   -364     4831       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        67      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -15      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   644 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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