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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         85    238 PM 101    1918  86     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         57    459 AM  53    1989  66     -9       55       
  AVERAGE         71                        76     -5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1911   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.88  -0.88     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.96                      9.63  -1.67     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.09                     21.89   0.20    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        6                        11     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        66     12       48       
  SINCE JUN 1    772                       638    134      426       
  SINCE JAN 1    828                       711    117      541       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2005........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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 6 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         85    416 PM 111    1934  86     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         53    530 AM  45    1903  66    -13       49       
  AVERAGE         69                        76     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.94 1924   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.78  -0.78     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.00                      9.74  -3.74     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                     22.09  -5.53    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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       45       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        6       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        11     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        68     -3       39       
  SINCE JUN 1    668                       663      5      369       
  SINCE JAN 1    706                       753    -47      485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
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   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       107      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2005........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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