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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         86    449 PM 102    1911  85      1       70       
  MINIMUM         71    559 AM  50    1917  65      6       56       
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          2.75 1939   0.15   0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      1.48  -1.22     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.22                     10.23  -2.01     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.35                     22.49  -0.14    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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       24       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       107     30       63       
  SINCE JUN 1    831                       679    152      441       
  SINCE JAN 1    887                       752    135      556       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      2004                    
                                             1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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 10 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    300 PM 108    1934  85      5       66       
  MINIMUM         69    519 AM  48    1903  66      3       50       
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.70 1921   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.30  -1.30     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.00                     10.26  -4.26     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                     22.61  -6.05    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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       11       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       53       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       14       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        11      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       112      2       50       
  SINCE JUN 1    717                       707     10      380       
  SINCE JAN 1    755                       797    -42      496       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       103      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      2004                    
                                             1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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