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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         82    314 PM  89    1929  57     25       57       
  MINIMUM         53    621 AM  13    1899  36     17       32       
  AVERAGE         68                        46     22       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.40  -0.40     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      2.61  -1.00     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.83  -0.59     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1977   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.5   -3.3     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      34.1  -14.3     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        19    -19       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        78    -34       74       
  SINCE MAR 1    825                       904    -79      767       
  SINCE JUL 1   5223                      5906   -683     5627       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         1      2        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        86      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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 4 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         81    301 PM  85    1929  57     24       55       
  MINIMUM         43    607 AM  15    2002  37      6       31       
  AVERAGE         62                        47     15       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1911   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.37  -0.37     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      2.72  -1.85     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.88  -0.64     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       4.1   -4.1      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.6  -18.6     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        18    -15       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        74    -22       85       
  SINCE MAR 1    875                       863     12      766       
  SINCE JUL 1   5306                      5650   -344     5630       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
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    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        84      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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