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CLIDSM

DCLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
103 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         52    358 PM  71    1921  43      9       42       
  MINIMUM         30    700 AM -15    1960  25      5       36       
  AVERAGE         41                        34      7       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 1946   0.06  -0.06     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.27  -0.27     1.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.23                      3.82  -0.59     5.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      2.49   0.14     4.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.9  1915   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.5                      25.7   -8.2     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                      30.6  -12.0     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        31     -7       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       161    -11      129       
  SINCE MAR 1    150                       161    -11      129       
  SINCE JUL 1   4548                      5163   -615     4989       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        73      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -6      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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 5 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    455 PM  69    2000  44      7       59       
  MINIMUM         31    727 AM -15    1960  26      5       37       
  AVERAGE         41                        35      6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1959   0.06  -0.06     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.30  -0.30     1.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      3.78  -0.42     6.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.19                      2.46  -0.27     4.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.2  1959   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        20.1  -20.1     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      22.5  -21.1     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        30     -6       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       154      3      109       
  SINCE MAR 1    157                       154      3      109       
  SINCE JUL 1   4588                      4941   -353     4973       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -11      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   634 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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