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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         69    431 PM  87    1931  58     11       64       
  MINIMUM         40    534 AM  20    1972  37      3       38       
  AVERAGE         55                        48      7       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 2001   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.84  -0.65      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      3.05  -1.25     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      5.27  -0.84     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1973   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.9   -3.7     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      34.5  -14.7     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        17     -7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                       150    -84      113       
  SINCE MAR 1    847                       976   -129      806       
  SINCE JUL 1   5245                      5978   -733     5666       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        19      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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 8 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         68    409 PM  89    1931  59      9       64       
  MINIMUM         36    534 AM  18    1972  39     -3       39       
  AVERAGE         52                        49      3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.37 1896   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.77  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.48                      3.12  -1.64     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.85                      5.28  -0.43     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.7  1973   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.8   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         4.5   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      26.0  -19.0     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        16     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       141    -58      126       
  SINCE MAR 1    906                       930    -24      807       
  SINCE JUL 1   5337                      5717   -380     5671       
                                                                     
 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    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
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    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        83      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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