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AFOS product CLIDSM
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        Product Timestamp: 2005-03-23 06:49 UTC
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CDUS43 KDMX 230657
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST WED MAR 23 2005
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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         44    134 PM  84    1988  51     -7       48       
  MINIMUM         32    717 AM   1    1912  31      1       23       
  AVERAGE         38                        41     -3       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.99 1979   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.42  -1.31     2.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      1.42  -1.31     2.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.74                      3.64  -0.90     5.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1903   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.2   -3.1     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       3.2   -3.1     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      32.8  -14.1     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        24      3       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  620                       628     -8      577       
  SINCE MAR 1    620                       628     -8      577       
  SINCE JUL 1   5018                      5630   -612     5437       
                                                                     
 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    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  17 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        86      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   631 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 22 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    229 PM  83    1988  51     -9       46       
  MINIMUM         32    513 AM  12    2002  33     -1       19       
  AVERAGE         37                        42     -5       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.65 1953   0.08   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      1.55  -1.39     3.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      1.55  -1.39     3.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.53                      3.71  -0.18     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.5  1970   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         2.8   MM        9.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         2.8   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      24.3  -17.3     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        23      5       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  647                       600     47      570       
  SINCE MAR 1    647                       600     47      570       
  SINCE JUL 1   5078                      5387   -309     5434       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        83      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   606 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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