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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 9 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         90    427 PM 102    1930  86      4       82       
  MINIMUM         71    532 AM  48    1895  66      5       68       
  AVERAGE         81                        76      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.31 1988   0.13  -0.13     1.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.25  -0.47     2.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.46                      5.82  -0.36     4.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.60                     18.08   1.52    24.59    
                                                                     
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       16                        11      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        96     -9       62       
  SINCE JUN 1    382                       315     67      204       
  SINCE JAN 1    438                       388     50      319       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       103      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 10 2005..........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT   
JULY 11 2005..........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 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 9 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         88    351 PM 102    1936  86      2       83       
  MINIMUM         71   1115 PM  52    1931  67      4       67       
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 1955   0.15  -0.15     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      1.35  -1.14     0.70    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.77                      5.86  -2.09     3.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     18.21  -3.86    16.86    
                                                                     
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       15                        11      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        98    -39       62       
  SINCE JUN 1    327                       331     -4      191       
  SINCE JAN 1    365                       421    -56      307       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       106      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 10 2005..........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
JULY 11 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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