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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
238 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         73    454 PM  94    1886  74     -1       87       
  MINIMUM         53    456 AM  35    1931  53      0       69       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.78 1969   0.14  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86                      2.81   2.05     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.20                      8.60   2.60    10.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.83                     10.82   3.01    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        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       128     28      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1219                      1393   -174     1155       
  SINCE JUL 1   5617                      6395   -778     6015       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        28     -4       68       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        41      2       91       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        41      2       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  53 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        98      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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 21 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         72    420 PM  92    1934  74     -2       88       
  MINIMUM         48    455 AM  33    1931  55     -7       68       
  AVERAGE         60                        65     -5       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.71 1949   0.15  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      3.04  -1.57     1.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      8.67  -2.16     6.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.88                     10.83  -0.95     9.32    
                                                                     
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        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       123     48      113       
  SINCE MAR 1   1327                      1323      4     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5758                      6110   -352     6035       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        40    -20       68       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        48    -19       94       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        48    -19       94       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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