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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         75    431 PM  94    1895  70      5       81       
  MINIMUM         56    528 AM  32    1923  49      7       62       
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.65 1996   0.13  -0.13     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.17  -1.17     0.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      6.96  -0.62     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      9.18  -0.21    11.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945   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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        70     15       65       
  SINCE MAR 1   1148                      1335   -187     1109       
  SINCE JUL 1   5546                      6337   -791     5969       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         9      7       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        22     13       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        22     13       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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 9 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         77    350 PM  91    1934  70      7       84       
  MINIMUM         56   1149 PM  31    1947  51      5       63       
  AVERAGE         67                        60      7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.05 1950   0.14  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      1.24  -1.14      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.14                      6.87  -1.73     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.51                      9.03  -0.52     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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        67     31       67       
  SINCE MAR 1   1254                      1267    -13     1125       
  SINCE JUL 1   5685                      6054   -369     5989       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        11      3       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        19      4       50       
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        19      4       50       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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