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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         85    346 PM  93    1975  73     12       75       
  MINIMUM         53    543 AM  35    1888  53      0       57       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1937   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      2.53   2.23     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.10                      8.32   2.78    10.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.73                     10.54   3.19    13.95    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       120     31      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1214                      1385   -171     1155       
  SINCE JUL 1   5612                      6387   -775     6015       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        24      0       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        37      6       67       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        37      6       67       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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 19 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         85    251 PM  90    1998  74     11       75       
  MINIMUM         53    501 AM  34    2002  54     -1       55       
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1898   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.42                      2.74  -1.32     1.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.46                      8.37  -1.91     6.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.83                     10.53  -0.70     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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       116     44      113       
  SINCE MAR 1   1316                      1316      0     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5747                      6103   -356     6035       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        34    -14       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        42    -13       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        42    -13       70       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      2002                    
                                             1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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