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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
209 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         66   1138 AM 104    1934  77    -11       82       
  MINIMUM         52    253 AM  32    1947  56     -4       65       
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.41 1880   0.15  -0.08     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.17                      3.95   1.22     8.32    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.51                      9.74   1.77    16.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.14                     11.96   2.18    18.98    
                                                                     
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        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       149     28      127       
  SINCE MAR 1   1240                      1414   -174     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5638                      6416   -778     6031       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        52    -16       89       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        65    -10      112       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        65    -10      112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       105      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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 29 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         71    453 PM 103    1934  77     -6       80       
  MINIMUM         51    454 AM  33    1947  58     -7       62       
  AVERAGE         61                        68     -7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.45          1.39 1982   0.15   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      4.26  -2.34     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.96                      9.89  -2.93     8.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.58                     12.05  -1.47    11.39    
                                                                     
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      0.1                       5.6   -5.5      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.2                      27.1  -17.9     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       144     46      126       
  SINCE MAR 1   1346                      1344      2     1184       
  SINCE JUL 1   5778                      6131   -353     6048       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        72    -46       86       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        80    -45      112       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        80    -45      112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       102      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   540 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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