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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         50    524 PM  85    1990  64    -14       65       
  MINIMUM         36    544 AM  25    1956  43     -7       43       
  AVERAGE         43                        54    -11       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.95 1897   0.13  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.71                      2.67   2.04     3.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.32                      4.88   1.44     7.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.95                      7.10   1.85    10.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.9  1967   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.3   -2.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       6.4   -5.2     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      36.0  -16.2     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        12     10       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       367   -209      285       
  SINCE MAR 1    939                      1193   -254      978       
  SINCE JUL 1   5337                      6195   -858     5838       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         5     14       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         6     13       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         6     13       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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 23 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         50    336 PM  86    1960  64    -14       65       
  MINIMUM         32   1124 PM  26    1927  44    -12       39       
  AVERAGE         41                        54    -13       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1955   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.91                      2.41   1.50     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.78                      4.76   0.02     5.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                      6.92   1.23     7.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1967   T      0.0      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       24                        11     13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       343   -145      307       
  SINCE MAR 1   1021                      1132   -111      988       
  SINCE JUL 1   5452                      5919   -467     5852       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         1      8       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         1      8       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         1      8       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   615 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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