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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         61    455 PM  87    1981  56      5       64       
  MINIMUM         29    627 AM  15    1970  35     -6       33       
  AVERAGE         45                        45      0       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1964   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      2.41  -0.80     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.63  -0.39     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.3   -3.1     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      33.9  -14.1     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        20      0       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        40     -2       37       
  SINCE MAR 1    819                       866    -47      730       
  SINCE JUL 1   5217                      5868   -651     5590       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         9      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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 2 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         59    404 PM  86    1940  56      3       63       
  MINIMUM         30    606 AM  19    1975  37     -7       28       
  AVERAGE         45                        46     -1       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1983   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      2.53  -1.66     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.69  -0.45     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1975   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.2   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         3.9   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.4  -18.4     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        19      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        38      2       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    863                       827     36      724       
  SINCE JUL 1   5294                      5614   -320     5588       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
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    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        11      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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