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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         81    231 PM 108    1934  86     -5       76       
  MINIMUM         62    547 AM  47    1889  66     -4       61       
  AVERAGE         72                        76     -4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 1972   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.73  -0.73     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.96                      9.48  -1.52     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.09                     21.74   0.35    29.44    
                                                                     
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        7                        11     -4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        55     17       48       
  SINCE JUN 1    766                       627    139      426       
  SINCE JAN 1    822                       700    122      541       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       101      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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 5 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         82    152 PM 101    1934  86     -4       75       
  MINIMUM         61   1151 PM  50    1994  67     -6       57       
  AVERAGE         72                        76     -4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.65  -0.65     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.00                      9.61  -3.61     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                     21.96  -5.40    22.37    
                                                                     
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        7                        11     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        57      4       39       
  SINCE JUN 1    664                       652     12      369       
  SINCE JAN 1    702                       742    -40      485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
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    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       111      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        45      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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