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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         57    111 PM  87    2003  55      2       57       
  MINIMUM         37    707 AM  11    1881  35      2       30       
  AVERAGE         47                        45      2       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1920   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      2.31  -0.70     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.53  -0.29     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1979   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.2   -3.0     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      33.8  -14.0     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        20     -2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        20     -2       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    799                       846    -47      714       
  SINCE JUL 1   5197                      5848   -651     5574       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        87      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        15      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 1 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   1220 PM  85    2003  56      2       55       
  MINIMUM         32   1032 PM  15    1924  36     -4       27       
  AVERAGE         45                        46     -1       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1967   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      2.44  -1.57     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.60  -0.36     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.0  1970   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.1   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         3.8   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.3  -18.3     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        19      1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        19      1       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    843                       808     35      705       
  SINCE JUL 1   5274                      5595   -321     5569       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        86      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        19      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   551 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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