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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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    151 PM  90    1985  62     17       80       
  MINIMUM         57    608 AM  20    1983  41     16       64       
  AVERAGE         68                        52     16       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 1991   0.12  -0.12     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      2.02   0.33     0.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.96                      4.23  -0.27     4.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.59                      6.45   0.14     7.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1939   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       5.9   -4.7     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      35.5  -15.7     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       304   -190      235       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                      1130   -235      928       
  SINCE JUL 1   5293                      6132   -839     5788       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         0     13       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         1     12       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         1     12       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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 18 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         80    201 PM  87    1985  63     17       80       
  MINIMUM         54    541 AM  19    1983  42     12       67       
  AVERAGE         67                        53     14       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1927   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.83   0.30      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      MM                        4.18   MM       4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                        6.34   MM       7.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    MM                        1.8    MM       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      MM                        5.5    MM       9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      MM                       27.0    MM      38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       285   -137      256       
  SINCE MAR 1    971                      1074   -103      937       
  SINCE JUL 1   5402                      5861   -459     5801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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