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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
155 AM CDT SAT JUL 9 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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    333 PM 100    1936  86      1       75       
  MINIMUM         67    507 AM  52    1908  66      1       60       
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.20 1880   0.14  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.12  -0.34     1.29    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.46                      5.69  -0.23     3.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.60                     17.95   1.65    23.48    
                                                                     
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       12                        11      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        85    -14       52       
  SINCE JUN 1    366                       304     62      194       
  SINCE JAN 1    422                       377     45      309       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  9 2005..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT   
JULY 10 2005..........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 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 8 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         86    356 PM 102    1936  86      0       75       
  MINIMUM         61    514 AM  51    1931  67     -6       60       
  AVERAGE         74                        76     -2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1942   0.15  -0.15     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      1.20  -0.99     0.64    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.77                      5.71  -1.94     3.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     18.06  -3.71    16.80    
                                                                     
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        1       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        10    -10       40       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        87    -43       52       
  SINCE JUN 1    312                       320     -8      181       
  SINCE JAN 1    350                       410    -60      297       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  9 2005..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT   
JULY 10 2005..........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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