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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1257 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         40    443 PM  73    1933  47     -7       55       
  MINIMUM         14    507 AM   2    1993  28    -14       33       
  AVERAGE         27                        37    -10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1913   0.07  -0.07     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.76  -0.73     1.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.76  -0.73     1.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.66                      2.98  -0.32     4.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1904   0.1   -0.1      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.3   -2.2      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.3   -2.2      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      31.9  -13.2     41.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        28     10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  380                       397    -17      333       
  SINCE MAR 1    380                       397    -17      333       
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      5399   -621     5193       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  56 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -3      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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 13 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         39    440 PM  72    1995  47     -8       56       
  MINIMUM         14    454 AM   4    1993  29    -15       31       
  AVERAGE         27                        38    -11       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1917   0.07  -0.07     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.84  -0.79     2.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.05                      0.84  -0.79     2.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.24                      3.00  -0.76     4.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1951   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.9   -1.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.9   -1.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      23.4  -22.0     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        27     11       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  396                       379     17      319       
  SINCE MAR 1    396                       379     17      319       
  SINCE JUL 1   4827                      5166   -339     5183       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      2002                    
                                             1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         5      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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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