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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
332 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         83    138 PM  92    1966  69     14       68       
  MINIMUM         63    624 AM  28    1931  48     15       53       
  AVERAGE         73                        59     14       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1962   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.91  -0.91     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      6.70  -0.36     7.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      8.92   0.05    10.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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        0                         7     -7        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        56     29       65       
  SINCE MAR 1   1148                      1321   -173     1109       
  SINCE JUL 1   5546                      6323   -777     5969       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         7      2        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        20      8       32       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        20      8       32       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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 7 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         83    100 PM  95    1934  69     14       68       
  MINIMUM         59   1235 AM  26    1931  50      9       52       
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.32 1962   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.96  -0.96      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      MM                        6.59   MM       5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                        8.75   MM       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      MM                        5.6    MM       9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      MM                       27.1    MM      38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        54     44       67       
  SINCE MAR 1   1254                      1254      0     1125       
  SINCE JUL 1   5685                      6041   -356     5989       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         7     -1       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        15      0       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        15      0       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   558 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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