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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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         74    503 PM 106    1930  86    -12       79       
  MINIMUM         56    612 AM  53    1971  67    -11       55       
  AVERAGE         65                        76    -11       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1990   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      3.62  -0.55     3.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.75                      8.19  -0.44     6.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.88                     20.45   1.43    26.11    
                                                                     
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        1       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       22       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  362                       308     54      209       
  SINCE JUN 1    657                       527    130      351       
  SINCE JAN 1    713                       600    113      466       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       107      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        53      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 28 2005..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JULY 29 2005..........SUNRISE   606 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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         75    425 PM 108    1930  86    -11       78       
  MINIMUM         54    519 AM  51    1937  67    -13       52       
  AVERAGE         65                        77    -12       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1957   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      3.91  -1.95     2.10    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.52                      8.42  -2.90     5.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.08                     20.77  -4.69    18.26    
                                                                     
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        3       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        10    -10       42       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       314     -4      181       
  SINCE JUN 1    578                       547     31      310       
  SINCE JAN 1    616                       637    -21      426       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 28 2005..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
JULY 29 2005..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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