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AFOS product CLIDSM
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        Product Timestamp: 2005-05-15 06:50 UTC
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CDUS43 KDMX 150653
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005
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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         55    148 PM  93    1988  72    -17       58       
  MINIMUM         43    520 AM  34    1888  51     -8       39       
  AVERAGE         49                        61    -12       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1909   0.14  -0.14     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.54                      1.83   2.71     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.88                      7.62   3.26     8.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.51                      9.84   3.67    11.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1993   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       16                         5     11       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        98     28       93       
  SINCE MAR 1   1189                      1363   -174     1137       
  SINCE JUL 1   5587                      6365   -778     5997       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        14      5       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        27     11       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        27     11       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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 14 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    954 AM  92    1988  72    -11       58       
  MINIMUM         42    532 AM  37    1966  53    -11       39       
  AVERAGE         52                        62    -10       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1945   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      1.99  -0.74     0.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.29                      7.62  -1.33     6.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.66                      9.78  -0.12     8.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         5      8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                        94     36       90       
  SINCE MAR 1   1286                      1294     -8     1148       
  SINCE JUL 1   5717                      6081   -364     6012       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        21     -5       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        29     -4       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        29     -4       64       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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