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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         47   1012 AM  92    1887  67    -20       60       
  MINIMUM         34    528 AM  27    1909  46    -12       40       
  AVERAGE         41                        57    -16       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1892   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      5.92   0.42     7.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      8.14   0.83    10.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1940   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        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       24                         9     15       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         9     15       15       
  SINCE MAR 1   1087                      1274   -187     1059       
  SINCE JUL 1   5485                      6276   -791     5919       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        14      5       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        14      5       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  46 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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 MAY 1 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         48   1235 PM  97    1926  67    -19       61       
  MINIMUM         33    533 AM  32    1966  48    -15       42       
  AVERAGE         41                        57    -16       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.81 1973   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.04                      5.76  -0.72     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      7.92   0.49     8.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   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       24                         9     15       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         9     15       13       
  SINCE MAR 1   1180                      1209    -29     1071       
  SINCE JUL 1   5611                      5996   -385     5935       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         9      0       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         9      0       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   605 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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