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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
631 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         52    348 PM  86    1938  50      2       39       
  MINIMUM         35    755 AM   2    1951  31      4       23       
  AVERAGE         44                        41      3       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1884   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.34  -1.23     2.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      1.34  -1.23     2.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.74                      3.56  -0.82     5.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.6  1932   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.1   -3.0     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       3.1   -3.0     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      32.7  -14.0     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        24     -3       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  593                       604    -11      548       
  SINCE MAR 1    593                       604    -11      548       
  SINCE JUL 1   4991                      5606   -615     5408       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        84      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         1      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   630 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 21 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    351 PM  86    1938  51      1       40       
  MINIMUM         31    652 AM   4    1951  32     -1       22       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1932   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.47  -1.39     3.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      1.47  -1.39     3.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.45                      3.63  -0.18     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.0  1977   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         2.7   MM        9.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         2.7   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      24.2  -17.2     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        23      0       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  619                       577     42      538       
  SINCE MAR 1    619                       577     42      538       
  SINCE JUL 1   5050                      5364   -314     5402       
                                                                     
 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     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        83      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   625 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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