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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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         89    226 PM 105    1939  86      3       87       
  MINIMUM         66    559 AM  53    1941  66      0       64       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 1987   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.64  -0.86     3.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.46                      6.21  -0.75     6.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.60                     18.47   1.13    25.79    
                                                                     
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       13                        11      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       129      1       88       
  SINCE JUN 1    425                       348     77      230       
  SINCE JAN 1    481                       421     60      345       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       107      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2005..........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 PM CDT   
JULY 14 2005..........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 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 12 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         90    308 PM 109    1936  86      4       88       
  MINIMUM         66   1121 PM  54    1898  67     -1       64       
  AVERAGE         78                        77      1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.78 1989   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      1.80  -1.59     1.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.77                      6.31  -2.54     4.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     18.66  -4.31    17.56    
                                                                     
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       13                        12      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       134    -40       86       
  SINCE JUN 1    362                       367     -5      215       
  SINCE JAN 1    400                       457    -57      331       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
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    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       112      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2005..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
JULY 14 2005..........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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