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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         76    509 PM  97    1939  75      1       70       
  MINIMUM         58    510 AM  36    1924  54      4       51       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.62 1922   0.14  -0.14     1.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86                      3.23   1.63     7.99    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.20                      9.02   2.18    15.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.83                     11.24   2.59    18.65    
                                                                     
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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       137     19      117       
  SINCE MAR 1   1219                      1402   -183     1161       
  SINCE JUL 1   5617                      6404   -787     6021       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        36      0       74       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        49      6       97       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        49      6       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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 24 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         76    407 PM  98    1939  75      1       75       
  MINIMUM         53    432 AM  37    1931  56     -3       51       
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1907   0.15  -0.15     0.86    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      3.49  -2.02     3.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      9.12  -2.61     8.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.88                     11.28  -1.40    11.16    
                                                                     
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      MM                        5.6    MM       9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      27.1  -20.1     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       132     39      115       
  SINCE MAR 1   1327                      1332     -5     1173       
  SINCE JUL 1   5758                      6119   -361     6037       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        51    -25       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        59    -24      101       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        59    -24      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
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    83           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        32      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 26 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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