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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         74    408 PM  90    1898  62     12       87       
  MINIMUM         53    857 AM  21    1905  40     13       48       
  AVERAGE         64                        51     13       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.32 1900   0.12  -0.01     0.86    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      1.78   0.57     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.96                      3.99  -0.03     4.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.59                      6.21   0.38     7.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.8  1921   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       5.7   -4.5     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      35.3  -15.5     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        14    -13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       276   -162      235       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                      1102   -207      928       
  SINCE JUL 1   5293                      6104   -811     5788       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         1      8        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         1      8        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  37 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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 16 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         74    437 PM  88    2004  62     12       88       
  MINIMUM         48    505 AM  24    1961  42      6       50       
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1945   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.61   0.52      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.00                      3.96  -0.96     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.37                      6.12   0.25     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       5.3   -5.3      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      26.8  -19.8     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        13     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       259   -111      256       
  SINCE MAR 1    971                      1048    -77      937       
  SINCE JUL 1   5402                      5835   -433     5801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        27      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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