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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST MON MAR 28 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         60    413 PM  80    1989  53      7       67       
  MINIMUM         28    430 AM   6    1964  33     -5       55       
  AVERAGE         44                        43      1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1975   0.09  -0.09     0.91    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.84  -0.69     3.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.15                      1.84  -0.69     3.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.78                      4.06  -0.28     6.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1887   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       3.7   -2.5     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       3.7   -2.5     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      33.3  -13.5     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        22     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  746                       742      4      606       
  SINCE MAR 1    746                       742      4      606       
  SINCE JUL 1   5144                      5744   -600     5466       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        82      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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 27 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         58    411 PM  81    1945  54      4       70       
  MINIMUM         25    520 AM  13    2001  35    -10       57       
  AVERAGE         42                        44     -2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1898   0.09  -0.09     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      1.99  -1.27     4.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      1.99  -1.27     4.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.09                      4.15  -0.06     6.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.5  1983   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         3.3   MM        9.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         3.3   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      24.8  -17.8     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        21      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  786                       709     77      601       
  SINCE MAR 1    786                       709     77      601       
  SINCE JUL 1   5217                      5496   -279     5465       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        81      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         8      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM CST   SUNSET   632 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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