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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
111 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         70   1045 AM  83    1968  55     15       40       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM   6    1964  34      9       32       
  AVERAGE         57                        44     13       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46          1.91 1998   0.09   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      2.11  -0.50     3.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      2.11  -0.50     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.33  -0.09     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       4.0   -2.8     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.0   -2.8     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      33.6  -13.8     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        21    -13       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  766                       806    -40      667       
  SINCE MAR 1    766                       806    -40      667       
  SINCE JUL 1   5164                      5808   -644     5527       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  55 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        13      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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 30 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         72    143 PM  83    1967  55     17       43       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  12    1969  36      9       30       
  AVERAGE         59                        45     14       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          1.80 1993   0.09   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.26  -1.39     4.63    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      2.26  -1.39     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.42  -0.18     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.1  1951   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         3.6   MM        9.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         3.6   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.1  -18.1     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        20    -14       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  809                       770     39      659       
  SINCE MAR 1    809                       770     39      659       
  SINCE JUL 1   5240                      5557   -317     5523       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        83      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   554 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM CST   SUNSET   635 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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