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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
158 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 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         87    110 PM 102    1936  85      2       76       
  MINIMUM         64    404 AM  49    1967  65     -1       67       
  AVERAGE         76                        75      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.18 1981   0.14  -0.14     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.42  -0.42     0.82    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.68                      4.99  -0.31     3.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.82                     17.25   1.57    23.01    
                                                                     
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 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       11                        10      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        30     -6       29       
  SINCE JUN 1    319                       249     70      171       
  SINCE JAN 1    375                       322     53      286       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  77 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  4 2005..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
JULY  5 2005..........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 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 3 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         84    543 PM 101    1911  86     -2       77       
  MINIMUM         61    113 AM  49    1924  66     -5       66       
  AVERAGE         73                        76     -3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.25 1896   0.15  -0.12     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.45  -0.42     0.45    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.59                      4.96  -1.37     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.17                     17.31  -3.14    16.61    
                                                                     
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        8                        11     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        32    -19       28       
  SINCE JUN 1    281                       265     16      157       
  SINCE JAN 1    319                       355    -36      273       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       108      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  4 2005..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
JULY  5 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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