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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         48    259 PM  81    1983  42      6       39       
  MINIMUM         21    706 AM  -6    1884  24     -3       35       
  AVERAGE         35                        33      2       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1923   0.05  -0.05     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.23                      3.70  -0.47     4.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      2.37   0.26     3.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1896   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.5                      25.3   -7.8     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                      30.2  -11.6     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        32     -2       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        98      5       77       
  SINCE MAR 1    103                        98      5       77       
  SINCE JUL 1   4501                      5100   -599     4937       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        76      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -9      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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 3 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         45    344 PM  79    1983  43      2       41       
  MINIMUM         17    535 AM  -4    2002  26     -9       34       
  AVERAGE         31                        34     -3       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1985   0.06  -0.06     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      3.66  -0.30     4.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.19                      2.34  -0.15     2.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             6.1  1953   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.6   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        19.7  -19.7     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      22.1  -20.7     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        31      3       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        94     17       68       
  SINCE MAR 1    111                        94     17       68       
  SINCE JUL 1   4542                      4881   -339     4932       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        69      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -8      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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