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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1254 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         61    217 PM  76    1921  43     18       42       
  MINIMUM         23    621 AM  -9    1978  24     -1       36       
  AVERAGE         42                        33      9       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1976   0.06  -0.06     0.86    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.21  -0.21     1.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.23                      3.76  -0.53     5.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      2.43   0.20     4.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.4  2003   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.5                      25.5   -8.0     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                      30.4  -11.8     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        32     -9       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       130     -4      103       
  SINCE MAR 1    126                       130     -4      103       
  SINCE JUL 1   4524                      5132   -608     4963       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        71      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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 4 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         65    157 PM  69    1992  43     22       43       
  MINIMUM         21    403 AM  -8    1960  26     -5       38       
  AVERAGE         43                        35      8       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.79 1976   0.06  -0.06     1.73    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.24  -0.24     1.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      3.72  -0.36     6.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.19                      2.40  -0.21     4.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.5  2003   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.8   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        19.9  -19.9     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      22.3  -20.9     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        30     -8       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       124      9       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    133                       124      9       92       
  SINCE JUL 1   4564                      4911   -347     4956       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        69      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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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