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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1247 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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    357 PM  84    1978  55      5       51       
  MINIMUM         39    637 AM  13    1923  34      5       27       
  AVERAGE         50                        45      5       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1973   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      2.21  -0.60     3.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      2.21  -0.60     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.43  -0.19     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  1985   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       4.1   -2.9     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.1   -2.9     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      33.7  -13.9     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        20     -5       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  781                       826    -45      693       
  SINCE MAR 1    781                       826    -45      693       
  SINCE JUL 1   5179                      5828   -649     5553       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        87      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   640 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM CST   SUNSET   641 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 31 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         61    355 PM  83    1986  55      6       54       
  MINIMUM         40   1148 PM  16    1924  36      4       31       
  AVERAGE         51                        46      5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.67 1929   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.35  -1.48     4.63    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      2.35  -1.48     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.51  -0.27     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         3.7   MM        9.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         3.7   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.2  -18.2     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        19     -5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  823                       789     34      681       
  SINCE MAR 1    823                       789     34      681       
  SINCE JUL 1   5254                      5576   -322     5545       
                                                                     
 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    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        85      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   551 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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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