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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT MON APR 4 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         74    351 PM  82    1978  56     18       57       
  MINIMUM         44    500 AM   9    1975  35      9       38       
  AVERAGE         59                        46     13       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1945   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      2.51  -0.90     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.73  -0.49     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1950   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.4   -3.2     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      34.0  -14.2     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        19    -13       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        59    -15       54       
  SINCE MAR 1    825                       885    -60      747       
  SINCE JUL 1   5223                      5887   -664     5607       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        89      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        13      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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 3 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         73    427 PM  82    1978  56     17       58       
  MINIMUM         39    618 AM  11    1936  37      2       32       
  AVERAGE         56                        47      9       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1957   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.27  -0.27     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      2.62  -1.75     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.78  -0.54     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.1  1950   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.3   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         4.0   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.5  -18.5     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        18     -9       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        56     -7       63       
  SINCE MAR 1    872                       845     27      744       
  SINCE JUL 1   5303                      5632   -329     5608       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
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    62           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        85      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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