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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
201 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         73    455 PM  92    1909  69      4       80       
  MINIMUM         47    542 AM  30    1944  47      0       42       
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.81 1882   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.65  -0.65     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      6.44  -0.10     7.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      8.66   0.31    10.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1944   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        5                         8     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        42     43       61       
  SINCE MAR 1   1148                      1307   -159     1105       
  SINCE JUL 1   5546                      6309   -763     5965       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        18      1       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        18      1       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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 5 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         74    339 PM  91    1926  69      5       80       
  MINIMUM         44    108 AM  33    1944  49     -5       38       
  AVERAGE         59                        59      0       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1933   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.68  -0.68      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.04                      6.31  -1.27     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                         8.47  MM        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        6                         7     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        40     56       62       
  SINCE MAR 1   1252                      1240     12     1120       
  SINCE JUL 1   5683                      6027   -344     5984       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        13     -4       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        13     -4       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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