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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         59    247 PM  91    1980  64     -5       63       
  MINIMUM         50    812 AM  24    1966  42      8       48       
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.43          1.66 1984   0.13   1.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.61                      2.41   2.20     3.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.22                      4.62   1.60     7.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.85                      6.84   2.01    10.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.1   -2.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       6.2   -5.0     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      35.8  -16.0     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        13     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       343   -219      261       
  SINCE MAR 1    905                      1169   -264      954       
  SINCE JUL 1   5303                      6171   -868     5814       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         3     16       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         4     15       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         4     15       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  21 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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 21 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         57   1230 AM  89    1980  64     -7       62       
  MINIMUM         49    722 AM  25    1934  44      5       44       
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.81          1.38 1972   0.12   0.69     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.95                      2.17   0.78     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.82                      4.52  -0.70     5.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.19                      6.68   0.51     7.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   T     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.9   -1.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       5.6   -5.6      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      27.1  -20.1     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        12      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       321   -161      280       
  SINCE MAR 1    983                      1110   -127      961       
  SINCE JUL 1   5414                      5897   -483     5825       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         0      9       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         0      9       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   618 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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