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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
156 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         74    201 PM 105    1934  77     -3       77       
  MINIMUM         47    529 AM  40    1897  56     -9       59       
  AVERAGE         61                        67     -6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 1903   0.15  -0.15     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.17                      4.10   1.07     8.70    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.51                      9.89   1.62    16.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.14                     12.11   2.03    19.36    
                                                                     
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        4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       151     30      127       
  SINCE MAR 1   1244                      1416   -172     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5642                      6418   -776     6031       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        56    -20       92       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        69    -14      115       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        69    -14      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       102      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        34      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 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 30 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    456 PM 102    1934  78     -2       78       
  MINIMUM         47    431 AM  39    1947  58    -11       60       
  AVERAGE         62                        68     -6       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 2004   0.15  -0.15     1.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      4.41  -2.49     4.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.96                     10.04  -3.08    10.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.58                     12.20  -1.62    13.01    
                                                                     
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        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       146     47      126       
  SINCE MAR 1   1349                      1346      3     1184       
  SINCE JUL 1   5781                      6133   -352     6048       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        77    -51       90       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        85    -50      116       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        85    -50      116       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 2005..........SUNRISE   540 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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