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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
445 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         96    251 PM 105    1930  86     10       91       
  MINIMUM         78    208 AM  50    1927  66     12       69       
  AVERAGE         87                        76     11       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.35 2004   0.15  -0.15     2.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.43  -0.43     3.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.96                      9.18  -1.22     9.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.09                     21.44   0.65    29.41    
                                                                     
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                        17    -17       22       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        11     11       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        33     22       36       
  SINCE JUN 1    749                       605    144      414       
  SINCE JAN 1    805                       678    127      529       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       110      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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 AUGUST 3 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    324 PM 108    1930  86      4       90       
  MINIMUM         74   1050 PM  49    1927  67      7       67       
  AVERAGE         82                        76      6       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.64 1928   0.13  -0.13     2.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.39  -0.39     3.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.00                      9.35  -3.35     9.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                     21.70  -5.14    22.28    
                                                                     
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                        11    -11       42       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        11      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        35     11       32       
  SINCE JUN 1    649                       630     19      362       
  SINCE JAN 1    687                       720    -33      478       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       109      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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