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AFOS product CLIDSM
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        Product Timestamp: 2005-04-06 06:54 UTC
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CDUS43 KDMX 060655
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
154 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005
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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         75    325 PM  86    2000  57     18       68       
  MINIMUM         56    629 AM  16    1982  36     20       36       
  AVERAGE         66                        47     19       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.51  -0.51     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      2.72  -1.11     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.94  -0.70     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.6  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.6   -3.4     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      34.2  -14.4     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        19    -19       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        97    -53       87       
  SINCE MAR 1    825                       923    -98      780       
  SINCE JUL 1   5223                      5925   -702     5640       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         1      3        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         1      3        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        10      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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 5 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74    429 PM  84    1929  57     17       66       
  MINIMUM         56    540 AM  18    1982  38     18       34       
  AVERAGE         65                        48     17       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.47  -0.47     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      2.82  -1.95     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.98  -0.74     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       4.2   -4.2      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.7  -18.7     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        17    -17       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        91    -39      100       
  SINCE MAR 1    875                       880     -5      781       
  SINCE JUL 1   5306                      5667   -361     5645       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        84      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38         9      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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