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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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    352 PM 106    1934  85     11       80       
  MINIMUM         70    534 AM  46    1888  66      4       61       
  AVERAGE         83                        75      8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.20 1889   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.33  -1.33     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.96                     10.08  -2.12     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.09                     22.34  -0.25    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       18                        10      8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                        97     26       63       
  SINCE JUN 1    817                       669    148      441       
  SINCE JAN 1    873                       742    131      556       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   619 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         95    355 PM 113    1934  85     10       81       
  MINIMUM         65    338 AM  47    1927  66     -1       59       
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.17  -1.17     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.00                     10.13  -4.13     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                     22.48  -5.92    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       15                        11      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       101     -2       50       
  SINCE JUN 1    702                       696      6      380       
  SINCE JAN 1    740                       786    -46      496       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       108      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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