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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         92    508 PM 108    1936  86      6       82       
  MINIMUM         72    524 AM  50    1930  66      6       62       
  AVERAGE         82                        76      6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.19 1882   0.13   0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.03  -1.05     3.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.66                      6.60  -0.94     6.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.80                     18.86   0.94    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                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       164     14      118       
  SINCE JUN 1    473                       383     90      260       
  SINCE JAN 1    529                       456     73      375       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2005..........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
JULY 17 2005..........SUNRISE   556 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         92    112 PM 115    1936  86      6       83       
  MINIMUM         66    524 AM  47    1930  67     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         79                        77      2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.27 1984   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      2.23  -2.02     1.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.77                      6.74  -2.97     4.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     19.09  -4.74    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       14                        12      2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       170    -36      110       
  SINCE JUN 1    402                       403     -1      239       
  SINCE JAN 1    440                       493    -53      355       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2005..........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
JULY 17 2005..........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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