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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         56    145 PM  92    1926  67    -11       55       
  MINIMUM         33    553 AM  29    1908  45    -12       46       
  AVERAGE         45                        56    -11       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1986   0.13  -0.13     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.73                      3.58   1.15     4.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      5.79   0.55     7.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      8.01   0.96    10.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1960   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                         9     11       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       439   -157      351       
  SINCE MAR 1   1063                      1265   -202     1044       
  SINCE JUL 1   5461                      6267   -806     5904       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        12      7       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        13      6       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        13      6       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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 30 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         55    308 PM  95    1926  67    -12       59       
  MINIMUM         30R   527 AM  30    1935  47    -17       48       
  AVERAGE         43                        57    -14       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1997   0.13  -0.13     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.17                      3.28   0.89     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.04                      5.63  -0.59     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      7.79   0.62     8.10    
                                                                     
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       22                         9     13       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  333                       411    -78      377       
  SINCE MAR 1   1156                      1200    -44     1058       
  SINCE JUL 1   5587                      5987   -400     5922       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         8      1       26       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         8      1       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         8      1       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        97      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   606 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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