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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
106 AM CST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         34    427 PM  77    1992  41     -7       49       
  MINIMUM         14    711 AM -22    1962  23     -9       39       
  AVERAGE         24                        32     -8       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1991   0.05  -0.05     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.23                      3.60  -0.37     4.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      2.27   0.36     3.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1948   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.5                      24.9   -7.4     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                      29.8  -11.2     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        33      8       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        33      8       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        33      8       21       
  SINCE JUL 1   4439                      5035   -596     4881       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 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 (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        75      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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 MARCH 1 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         34    342 PM  75    1992  42     -8       55       
  MINIMUM         16    600 AM -20    1962  25     -9       42       
  AVERAGE         25                        33     -8       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.92 1991   0.06  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      3.54  -0.18     4.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.19                      2.22  -0.03     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.0  1965   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.2   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        19.3  -19.3     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      21.7  -20.3     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        32      8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        32      8       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        32      8       16       
  SINCE JUL 1   4471                      4819   -348     4880       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        74      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -2      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   641 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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