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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         72   1110 AM  88    1991  58     14       73       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  10    1982  36     15       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        47     15       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.56 1938   0.11   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.62  -0.43     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      2.83  -1.03     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      5.05  -0.62     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  2003   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.7   -3.5     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      34.3  -14.5     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        18    -15        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                       115    -68       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    828                       941   -113      784       
  SINCE JUL 1   5226                      5943   -717     5644       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  14 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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 6 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         63    150 PM  84    1991  58      5       73       
  MINIMUM         54   1240 AM   9    1982  38     16       50       
  AVERAGE         59                        48     11       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          1.62 1938   0.10   0.48     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.57   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.45                      2.92  -1.47     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.82                      5.08  -0.26     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       4.3   -4.3      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.8  -18.8     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        17    -11        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                       108    -50      103       
  SINCE MAR 1    881                       897    -16      784       
  SINCE JUL 1   5312                      5684   -372     5648       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   641 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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