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AFOS product CLIDSM
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        Product Timestamp: 2005-04-08 06:45 UTC
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CDUS43 KDMX 080655
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005
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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    432 PM  80    1991  58      9       74       
  MINIMUM         45    852 AM  16    1936  37      8       39       
  AVERAGE         56                        47      9       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1913   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.73  -0.54      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      2.94  -1.14     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      5.16  -0.73     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.8   -3.6     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      34.4  -14.6     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        18     -9        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                       133    -77       99       
  SINCE MAR 1    837                       959   -122      792       
  SINCE JUL 1   5235                      5961   -726     5652       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        87      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        20      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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 7 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         62    512 PM  79    1991  58      4       73       
  MINIMUM         43   1153 PM  18    1936  38      5       36       
  AVERAGE         53                        48      5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.99 1946   0.10  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.67  -0.06     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.48                      3.02  -1.54     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.85                      5.18  -0.33     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.0  1982   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       4.4   -4.4      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      25.9  -18.9     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        17     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                       125    -55      113       
  SINCE MAR 1    893                       914    -21      794       
  SINCE JUL 1   5324                      5701   -377     5658       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        89      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   640 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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