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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
147 AM CDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         54    255 PM  89    1989  65    -11       62       
  MINIMUM         37    527 AM  25    1907  44     -7       43       
  AVERAGE         46                        55     -9       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.96 1969   0.13  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.73                      3.06   1.67     4.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      5.27   1.07     7.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      7.49   1.48    10.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1967   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.6   -2.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       6.7   -5.5     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      36.3  -16.5     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        11      8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       400   -191      321       
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1226   -236     1014       
  SINCE JUL 1   5388                      6228   -840     5874       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         8     11       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         9     10       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         9     10       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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 26 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         52   1248 PM  88    1989  66    -14       62       
  MINIMUM         35    526 AM  29    1926  46    -11       38       
  AVERAGE         44                        56    -12       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.12 1969   0.12  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.17                      2.77   1.40     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.04                      5.12  -0.08     5.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      7.28   1.13     7.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   T     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1.9   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         5.6   MM        9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      27.1  -20.1     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        10     11       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  255                       374   -119      350       
  SINCE MAR 1   1078                      1163    -85     1031       
  SINCE JUL 1   5509                      5950   -441     5895       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         4      5       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         4      5       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         4      5       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   611 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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