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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         79    418 PM  86    1975  62     17       85       
  MINIMUM         53    521 AM  19    1907  40     13       55       
  AVERAGE         66                        51     15       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1976   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      1.90   0.45     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.96                      4.11  -0.15     4.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.59                      6.33   0.26     7.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.2  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       5.8   -4.6     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      35.4  -15.6     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       290   -176      235       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                      1116   -221      928       
  SINCE JUL 1   5293                      6118   -825     5788       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         1      9        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         1      9        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        90      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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 17 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         79    331 PM  86    2004  62     17       86       
  MINIMUM         55    533 AM  27    1983  42     13       57       
  AVERAGE         67                        52     15       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1978   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.72   0.41      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.00                      4.07  -1.07     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.37                      6.23   0.14     7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       5.4   -5.4      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      26.9  -19.9     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       272   -124      256       
  SINCE MAR 1    971                      1061    -90      937       
  SINCE JUL 1   5402                      5848   -446     5801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3       11       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         0      3       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   624 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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