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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         62    137 PM  93    1980  64     -2       58       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  26    1986  42      1       45       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.56 1950   0.13  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.69                      2.54   2.15     3.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.30                      4.75   1.55     7.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.93                      6.97   1.96    10.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1992   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.2   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       6.3   -5.1     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      35.9  -16.1     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        12      0       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       355   -219      274       
  SINCE MAR 1    917                      1181   -264      967       
  SINCE JUL 1   5315                      6183   -868     5827       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         4     15       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         5     14       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         5     14       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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 22 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         60    304 PM  89    1980  64     -4       59       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  25    1936  44     -3       42       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.96          1.09 1948   0.12   0.84     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.91                      2.29   1.62     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.78                      4.64   0.14     5.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                      6.80   1.35     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       14                        11      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       332   -158      294       
  SINCE MAR 1    997                      1121   -124      975       
  SINCE JUL 1   5428                      5908   -480     5839       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   617 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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