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AFOS product CLIDSM
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        Product Timestamp: 2005-05-24 06:43 UTC
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CDUS43 KDMX 240647
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005
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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83        MM  92    1939  75      8       71        
  MINIMUM         54        MM  32    1963  54      0       55        
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1914   0.14  -0.14     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86                      3.09   1.77     6.80    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.20                      8.88   2.32    14.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.83                     11.10   2.73    17.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       134     22      113       
  SINCE MAR 1   1219                      1399   -180     1157       
  SINCE JUL 1   5617                      6401   -784     6017       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        33      1       74       
  SINCE MAR 1     53                        46      7       97       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                        46      7       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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 23 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         83    257 PM  93    1939  75      8       77       
  MINIMUM         51    424 AM  35    1931  56     -5       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1995   0.15  -0.15     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      3.34  -1.87     2.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      8.97  -2.46     7.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.88                     11.13  -1.25    10.30    
                                                                     
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                       129     42      113       
  SINCE MAR 1   1327                      1329     -2     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5758                      6116   -358     6035       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        47    -21       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        55    -20      101       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        55    -20      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
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    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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