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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         58   1239 AM  79    2000  44     14       47       
  MINIMUM         27    907 PM  -5    1996  25      2       30       
  AVERAGE         43                        35      8       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1990   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.39  -0.38     1.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.24                      3.94  -0.70     5.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.64                      2.61   0.03     4.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1891   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.5                      26.1   -8.6     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                      31.0  -12.4     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        31     -9       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       223    -42      176       
  SINCE MAR 1    181                       223    -42      176       
  SINCE JUL 1   4579                      5225   -646     5036       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  53 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        78      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -3      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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 7 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         52    214 AM  77    2000  45      7       48       
  MINIMUM         24   1141 PM  -5    1943  27     -3       33       
  AVERAGE         38                        36      2       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1921   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.42  -0.38     1.98    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.40                      3.90  -0.50     6.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.23                      2.58  -0.35     4.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1956   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        20.4  -20.4     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      22.8  -21.4     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        29     -2       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       213    -19      155       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       213    -19      155       
  SINCE JUL 1   4625                      5000   -375     5019       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        75      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -7      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   631 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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