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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1241 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         49    338 PM  79    1938  50     -1       60       
  MINIMUM         23    618 AM   4    1906  30     -7       29       
  AVERAGE         36                        40     -4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1912   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.26  -1.15     2.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      1.26  -1.15     2.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.74                      3.48  -0.74     5.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.8  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.0   -2.9     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       3.0   -2.9     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      32.6  -13.9     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        25      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  572                       580     -8      514       
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       580     -8      514       
  SINCE JUL 1   4970                      5582   -612     5374       
                                                                     
 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     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  53 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        86      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         2      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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 20 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    336 PM  78    1938  50      0       58       
  MINIMUM         18    610 AM   8    1951  32    -14       31       
  AVERAGE         34                        41     -7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1912   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.39  -1.31     3.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      1.39  -1.31     3.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.27                      3.55  -1.28     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.6   -2.6      9.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       2.6   -2.6      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      24.1  -22.7     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        24      7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  596                       554     42      504       
  SINCE MAR 1    596                       554     42      504       
  SINCE JUL 1   5027                      5341   -314     5368       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        86      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         4      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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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