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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT WED APR 13 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         60    101 PM  87    1916  60      0       53       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  18    1940  39      8       33       
  AVERAGE         54                        49      5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.93 1909   0.12  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.24                      1.30   0.94      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.51   0.34     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                      5.73   0.75     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.2  1997   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       5.3   -4.1     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      34.9  -15.1     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        16     -5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       216   -135      200       
  SINCE MAR 1    862                      1042   -180      893       
  SINCE JUL 1   5260                      6044   -784     5753       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         1      8        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         1      8        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   8 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        89      1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        11      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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 12 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         59    303 PM  88    1930  60     -1       52       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  19    1940  40      7       30       
  AVERAGE         53                        50      3       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          0.82 1912   0.10   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.17   0.96     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.00                      3.52  -0.52     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.37                      5.68   0.69     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.2  1997   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1.2   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         4.9   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      26.4  -19.4     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        15     -3       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       203    -99      216       
  SINCE MAR 1    927                       992    -65      897       
  SINCE JUL 1   5358                      5779   -421     5761       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   632 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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