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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
151 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         60    304 PM  88    1989  66     -6       68       
  MINIMUM         40    620 AM  28    1950  44     -4       36       
  AVERAGE         50                        55     -5       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1990   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.73                      3.19   1.54     4.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      5.40   0.94     7.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      7.62   1.35    10.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.7   -2.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       6.8   -5.6     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      36.4  -16.6     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        10      5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       410   -186      334       
  SINCE MAR 1   1005                      1236   -231     1027       
  SINCE JUL 1   5403                      6238   -835     5887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         9     10       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        10      9       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        10      9       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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 27 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         59    247 PM  86    1981  66     -7       65       
  MINIMUM         38    524 AM  25    1933  46     -8       32       
  AVERAGE         49                        56     -7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.84 2002   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.17                      2.89   1.28     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.04                      5.24  -0.20     5.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      7.40   1.01     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       16                        10      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  271                       384   -113      366       
  SINCE MAR 1   1094                      1173    -79     1047       
  SINCE JUL 1   5525                      5960   -435     5911       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         5      4       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         5      4       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         5      4       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   610 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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