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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
213 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         53    519 PM  90    1952  67    -14       54       
  MINIMUM         37    716 AM  30    1967  46     -9       36       
  AVERAGE         45                        57    -12       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1944   0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      6.05   0.29     7.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      8.27   0.70    10.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1976   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       20                         9     11       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        18     26       35       
  SINCE MAR 1   1107                      1283   -176     1079       
  SINCE JUL 1   5505                      6285   -780     5939       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        15      4       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        15      4       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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 2 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    503 PM  89    1968  68    -18       58       
  MINIMUM         32   1132 PM  32    1970  48    -16       33       
  AVERAGE         41                        58    -17       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.43 1993   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.26  -0.26     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.04                      5.89  -0.85     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      8.05   0.36     8.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       5.6   -5.6      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      27.1  -20.1     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                         8     16       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        17     31       32       
  SINCE MAR 1   1204                      1217    -13     1090       
  SINCE JUL 1   5635                      6004   -369     5954       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        10     -1       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        10     -1       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
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          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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