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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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         88    225 PM 103    1955  86      2       79       
  MINIMUM         67    554 AM  47    1971  66      1       61       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1940   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      4.04  -0.97     4.06    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.75                      8.61  -0.86     6.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.88                     20.87   1.01    26.25    
                                                                     
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       13                        11      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  389                       342     47      227       
  SINCE JUN 1    684                       561    123      369       
  SINCE JAN 1    740                       634    106      484       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  55 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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 30 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         87    438 PM 105    1935  86      1       78       
  MINIMUM         67    551 AM  48    1971  67      0       64       
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.31 1959   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      4.32  -2.36     2.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.52                      8.83  -3.31     5.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.08                     21.18  -5.10    18.56    
                                                                     
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        3       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        10    -10       42       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        12      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  330                       350    -20      194       
  SINCE JUN 1    598                       583     15      323       
  SINCE JAN 1    636                       673    -37      439       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
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    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       104      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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