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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTION FOR OTTUMWA SNOWFALL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
117 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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   1032 AM  75    1917  45      3       59       
  MINIMUM         28   1229 AM  -6    1948  26      2       32       
  AVERAGE         38                        36      2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.11 1901   0.06  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.57  -0.54     1.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.26                      4.12  -0.86     5.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.66                      2.79  -0.13     4.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           6.0  1901   0.2   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.0   -1.9       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.6                      26.7   -9.1     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      31.6  -12.9     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        29     -2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       312    -32      242       
  SINCE MAR 1    280                       312    -32      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   4678                      5314   -636     5102       
                                                                     
 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    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  55 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        82      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -12      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   618 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 10 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         50   1045 AM  72    1955  46      4       57       
  MINIMUM         24    135 AM -12    1934  28     -4       30       
  AVERAGE         37                        37      0       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.30 1990   0.07  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.63  -0.58     2.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.41                      4.11  -0.70     6.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.24                      2.79  -0.55     4.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.8  1951   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1.6   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                        20.7   MM       29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                        23.1   MM       29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        28      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       298     -1      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    297                       298     -1      226       
  SINCE JUL 1   4728                      5085   -357     5090       
                                                                     
 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    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        78      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -7      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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