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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
156 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         75    234 PM  98    1967  75      0       65       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  34    1925  55     -2       52       
  AVERAGE         64                        65     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          2.40 1960   0.14   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.04                      3.37   1.67     7.99    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.38                      9.16   2.22    15.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.01                     11.38   2.63    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        1                         3     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       140     17      123       
  SINCE MAR 1   1220                      1405   -185     1167       
  SINCE JUL 1   5618                      6407   -789     6027       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        39     -3       74       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        52      3       97       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        52      3       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  51 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
MAY 27 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 25 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         74    356 PM  93    1953  76     -2       68       
  MINIMUM         53    503 AM  32    1925  56     -3       50       
  AVERAGE         64                        66     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.53 1990   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      3.64  -2.17     3.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      9.27  -2.76     8.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.88                     11.43  -1.55    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      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        1                         3     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       135     37      121       
  SINCE MAR 1   1328                      1335     -7     1179       
  SINCE JUL 1   5759                      6122   -363     6043       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        55    -29       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        63    -28      101       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        63    -28      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        95      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        36      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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