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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
117 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         61    314 PM  81    1894  49     12       42       
  MINIMUM         32    722 AM   0    1909  29      3       28       
  AVERAGE         47                        39      8       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1991   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.04  -1.01     2.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      1.04  -1.01     2.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.66                      3.26  -0.60     5.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1984   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.7   -2.6     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.7   -2.6     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      32.3  -13.6     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        26     -8       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  489                       504    -15      451       
  SINCE MAR 1    489                       504    -15      451       
  SINCE JUL 1   4887                      5506   -619     5311       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  43 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -3      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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 17 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         61    208 PM  77    1966  49     12       40       
  MINIMUM         28    338 AM  10    1993  31     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         45                        40      5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1998   0.08  -0.08     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.15  -1.10     3.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.05                      1.15  -1.10     3.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.24                      3.31  -1.07     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1984   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.3   -2.3      9.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       2.3   -2.3      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      23.8  -22.4     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        25     -5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  509                       481     28      437       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       481     28      437       
  SINCE JUL 1   4940                      5268   -328     5301       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         2      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   614 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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