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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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         93    339 PM 107    1934  87      6       87       
  MINIMUM         72    557 AM  51    1947  67      5       74       
  AVERAGE         83                        77      6       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          2.33 1933   0.13   0.10     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      2.81  -0.55     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.94                      7.38  -0.44     6.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.07                     19.64   1.43    26.00    
                                                                     
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       18                        12      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       236     38      187       
  SINCE JUN 1    569                       455    114      329       
  SINCE JAN 1    625                       528     97      444       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       109      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 22 2005..........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
JULY 23 2005..........SUNRISE   601 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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         97    349 PM 110    1934  87     10       84       
  MINIMUM         74    652 AM  47    1944  68      6       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        77      9       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.52 1978   0.14  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      3.07  -2.67     1.50    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.96                      7.58  -3.62     4.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.52                     19.93  -5.41    17.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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       21                        12      9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       242    -16      164       
  SINCE JUN 1    494                       475     19      293       
  SINCE JAN 1    532                       565    -33      409       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
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    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       108      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        46      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 22 2005..........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JULY 23 2005..........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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