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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
154 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         83    314 PM  98    1925  74      9       80       
  MINIMUM         58    506 AM  33    1963  54      4       61       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.21 2004   0.14  -0.14     3.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86                      2.95   1.91     6.50    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.20                      8.74   2.46    14.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.83                     10.96   2.87    17.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       131     25      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1219                      1396   -177     1155       
  SINCE JUL 1   5617                      6398   -781     6015       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        30      0       74       
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        43      6       97       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        43      6       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        32      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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 22 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         82    407 PM  95    1925  75      7       80       
  MINIMUM         55   1155 PM  34    1963  55      0       62       
  AVERAGE         69                        65      4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1917   0.15  -0.15     0.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      3.19  -1.72     1.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      8.82  -2.31     7.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.88                     10.98  -1.10     9.99    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       126     45      113       
  SINCE MAR 1   1327                      1326      1     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5758                      6113   -355     6035       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        43    -19       74       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        51    -18      100       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        51    -18      100       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   544 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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