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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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    545 PM  92    1934  73     -3       70       
  MINIMUM         58   1027 AM  35    1916  52      6       57       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.66 1944   0.14   0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      2.39   2.37     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.10                      8.18   2.92    10.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.73                     10.40   3.33    13.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   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        1                         4     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       116     35      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1214                      1381   -167     1155       
  SINCE JUL 1   5612                      6383   -771     6015       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        22     -2       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        35      4       66       
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        35      4       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  29 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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 18 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         69    902 PM  92    1962  73     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         59   1052 AM  34    2002  54      5       58       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          2.23 1927   0.15   0.02     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.42                      2.59  -1.17     1.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.46                      8.22  -1.76     6.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.83                     10.38  -0.55     9.26    
                                                                     
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        1                         4     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       112     48      113       
  SINCE MAR 1   1316                      1312      4     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5747                      6099   -352     6035       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        31    -15       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        39    -14       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        39    -14       70       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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