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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
121 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         74R       MM  73    2000  44     30       59        
  MINIMUM         38        MM  -6    1960  25     13       28        
  AVERAGE         56                        34     22       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.95 1983   0.06  -0.05     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.33  -0.32     1.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.24                      3.88  -0.64     5.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.64                      2.55   0.09     4.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.5  1948   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.5                      25.9   -8.4     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                      30.8  -12.2     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        31    -22       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       192    -33      150       
  SINCE MAR 1    159                       192    -33      150       
  SINCE JUL 1   4557                      5194   -637     5010       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        79      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -5      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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 6 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         72R       MM  72    2000  44     28       55        
  MINIMUM         38        MM -11    1960  27     11       30        
  AVERAGE         55                        35     20       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.10 1959   0.06  -0.02     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.36  -0.32     1.98    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.40                      3.84  -0.44     6.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.23                      2.52  -0.29     4.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.2  1959   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1.2   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        20.3  -20.3     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      22.7  -21.3     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        30    -20       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       184    -17      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    167                       184    -17      131       
  SINCE JUL 1   4598                      4971   -373     4995       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        77      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -5      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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