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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1251 AM CST WED MAR 30 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         77    239 PM  91    1986  54     23       61       
  MINIMUM         51    241 AM   6    1969  34     17       36       
  AVERAGE         64                        44     20       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1976   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      2.02  -0.87     3.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.15                      2.02  -0.87     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.78                      4.24  -0.46     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.7  1954   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       3.9   -2.7     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       3.9   -2.7     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      33.5  -13.7     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        21    -20       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  758                       785    -27      638       
  SINCE MAR 1    758                       785    -27      638       
  SINCE JUL 1   5156                      5787   -631     5498       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  76 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        83      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   639 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 29 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         75    238 PM  88    1986  54     21       61       
  MINIMUM         48    614 AM   9    1969  35     13       37       
  AVERAGE         62                        45     17       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.94 1979   0.09  -0.09     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      2.17  -1.45     4.63    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      2.17  -1.45     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.09                      4.33  -0.24     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.5  1951   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         3.5   MM        9.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         3.5   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                         25.0  MM       38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        20    -17       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  803                       750     53      631       
  SINCE MAR 1    803                       750     53      631       
  SINCE JUL 1   5234                      5537   -303     5495       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        83      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        12      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   554 AM CST   SUNSET   634 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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