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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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    330 PM  91    1910  66    -16       85       
  MINIMUM         40    548 AM  30    1950  45     -5       58       
  AVERAGE         45                        55    -10       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.80 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.73                      3.32   1.41     4.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      5.53   0.81     7.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      7.75   1.22    10.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1950   T      0.0      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       20                        10     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       420   -176      334       
  SINCE MAR 1   1025                      1246   -221     1027       
  SINCE JUL 1   5423                      6248   -825     5887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        10      9       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        11      8       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        11      8       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        92      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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 28 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        MM  90    1970  66    -16       87        
  MINIMUM         39        MM  28    1928  46     -7       53        
  AVERAGE         45                        56    -11       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.99 1981   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.17                      3.02   1.15     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.04                      5.37  -0.33     5.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      7.53   0.88     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     MM                        27.1   MM       38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                         9     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       393   -102      366       
  SINCE MAR 1   1114                      1182    -68     1047       
  SINCE JUL 1   5545                      5969   -424     5911       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         6      3       25       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         6      3       25       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         6      3       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   609 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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