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AFOS product CLIDSM
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        Product Timestamp: 2005-05-17 06:52 UTC
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CDUS43 KDMX 170702
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005
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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         70    439 PM  90    1939  72     -2       76       
  MINIMUM         42    526 AM  33    1890  51     -9       48       
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1896   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.54                      2.11   2.43     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.88                      7.90   2.98     8.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.51                     10.12   3.39    11.70    
                                                                     
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        9                         5      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       108     42      110       
  SINCE MAR 1   1213                      1373   -160     1154       
  SINCE JUL 1   5611                      6375   -764     6014       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        18      1       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        31      7       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        31      7       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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 16 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         68    403 PM  91    1931  73     -5       76       
  MINIMUM         36R   513 AM  36    1929  53    -17       43       
  AVERAGE         52                        63    -11       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1896   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      2.29  -1.04     0.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.29                      7.92  -1.63     6.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.66                     10.08  -0.42     8.63    
                                                                     
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       13                         5      8        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       104     55      110       
  SINCE MAR 1   1315                      1304     11     1168       
  SINCE JUL 1   5746                      6091   -345     6032       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        25     -9       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        33     -8       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        33     -8       64       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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