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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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         82    420 PM 102    1911  85     -3       82       
  MINIMUM         61    538 AM  50    1959  65     -4       69       
  AVERAGE         72                        75     -3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.92 1958   0.14  -0.14     0.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28     0.70    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.68                      4.85  -0.17     3.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.82                     17.11   1.71    22.89    
                                                                     
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 JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        16    -16       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        10     -3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        20     -7       22       
  SINCE JUN 1    308                       239     69      164       
  SINCE JAN 1    364                       312     52      279       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  3 2005..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
JULY  4 2005..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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 JULY 2 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         78    505 PM 104    1911  85     -7       85       
  MINIMUM         54    512 AM  49    1932  66    -12       69       
  AVERAGE         66                        76    -10       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.70 1992   0.15  -0.15     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.25    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.56                      4.81  -1.25     3.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.14                     17.16  -3.02    16.41    
                                                                     
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 JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        10    -10       39       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        11    -10       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        21    -16       21       
  SINCE JUN 1    273                       254     19      150       
  SINCE JAN 1    311                       344    -33      266       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
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    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       101      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  3 2005..........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
JULY  4 2005..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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