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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         93    250 PM 109    1934  85      8       81       
  MINIMUM         68    602 AM  50    1904  66      2       63       
  AVERAGE         81                        76      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1968   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.18  -1.18     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.96                      9.93  -1.97     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.09                     22.19  -0.10    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       16                        10      6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        87     18       57       
  SINCE JUN 1    799                       659    140      435       
  SINCE JAN 1    855                       732    123      550       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       106      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   618 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         92    415 PM 115    1934  85      7       81       
  MINIMUM         61    446 AM  48    1903  66     -5       60       
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1939   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.04  -1.04     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.00                     10.00  -4.00     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                     22.35  -5.79    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        4       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       46       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        11      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        90     -6       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    687                       685      2      375       
  SINCE JAN 1    725                       775    -50      491       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       113      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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