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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         78    258 PM  86    1977  59     19       59       
  MINIMUM         53    701 AM  19    1997  37     16       41       
  AVERAGE         66                        48     18       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.54 1919   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.95  -0.76      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      3.16  -1.36     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      5.38  -0.95     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.3  1973   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       5.0   -3.8     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      34.6  -14.8     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        17    -17       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                       167   -101      128       
  SINCE MAR 1    847                       993   -146      821       
  SINCE JUL 1   5245                      5995   -750     5681       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        92      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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 9 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         76    211 PM  83    1977  59     17       59       
  MINIMUM         44    501 AM  18    1997  39      5       34       
  AVERAGE         60                        49     11       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1978   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.87  -0.26     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.48                      3.22  -1.74     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.85                      5.38  -0.53     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             6.6  1973   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.9   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         4.6   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      26.1  -19.1     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        16    -11       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                       157    -69      144       
  SINCE MAR 1    911                       946    -35      825       
  SINCE JUL 1   5342                      5733   -391     5689       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
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    76           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        92      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   636 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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