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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         71    409 PM  87    2002  61     10       75       
  MINIMUM         44    456 AM  20    1928  40      4       49       
  AVERAGE         58                        50      8       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1982   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.24                      1.66   0.58      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.87  -0.02     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                      6.09   0.39     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1905   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       5.6   -4.4     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      35.2  -15.4     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        15     -8        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                       262   -149      235       
  SINCE MAR 1    894                      1088   -194      928       
  SINCE JUL 1   5292                      6090   -798     5788       
                                                                     
 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     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        90      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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 15 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         70    413 PM  89    2002  61      9       77       
  MINIMUM         40    601 AM  19    1928  41     -1       46       
  AVERAGE         55                        51      4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1921   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.50   0.63     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.00                      3.85  -0.85     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.37                      6.01   0.36     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       5.2   -5.2      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      26.7  -19.7     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        14     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       246   -102      256       
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1035    -68      937       
  SINCE JUL 1   5398                      5822   -424     5801       
                                                                     
 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     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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