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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         67    337 PM  87    2003  61      6       70       
  MINIMUM         38    409 AM  19    1907  39     -1       38       
  AVERAGE         53                        50      3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1987   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.24                      1.54   0.70      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.75   0.10     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                      5.97   0.51     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       5.5   -4.3     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      35.1  -15.3     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        15     -3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                       247   -141      232       
  SINCE MAR 1    887                      1073   -186      925       
  SINCE JUL 1   5285                      6075   -790     5785       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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 14 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         66    218 PM  88    2003  61      5       70       
  MINIMUM         32    514 AM  22    1950  41     -9       32       
  AVERAGE         49                        51     -2       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1960   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.39   0.74     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.00                      3.74  -0.74     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.37                      5.90   0.47     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1980   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       5.1   -5.1      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      26.6  -19.6     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        14      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       232    -98      253       
  SINCE MAR 1    957                      1021    -64      934       
  SINCE JUL 1   5388                      5808   -420     5798       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   629 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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