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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         67   1139 AM  88    1949  65      2       62       
  MINIMUM         39    555 AM  28    1934  43     -4       45       
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.79 1904   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.71                      2.93   1.78     4.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.32                      5.14   1.18     7.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.95                      7.36   1.59    10.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1907   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.5   -2.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       6.6   -5.4     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      36.2  -16.4     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        11      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       389   -199      309       
  SINCE MAR 1    971                      1215   -244     1002       
  SINCE JUL 1   5369                      6217   -848     5862       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         7     12       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         8     11       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         8     11       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  51 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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 25 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         65    155 PM  89    1986  65      0       58       
  MINIMUM         35    544 AM  23    1934  45    -10       42       
  AVERAGE         50                        55     -5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          3.09 1904   0.12   0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.07                      2.65   1.42     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.94                      5.00  -0.06     5.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.31                      7.16   1.15     7.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       15                        10      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       364   -130      335       
  SINCE MAR 1   1057                      1153    -96     1016       
  SINCE JUL 1   5488                      5940   -452     5880       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         3      6       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         3      6       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         3      6       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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