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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         90    351 PM 102    1881  85      5       66       
  MINIMUM         69    752 AM  50    2004  65      4       50       
                                      1986                          
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.64          1.42 1949   0.15   0.49     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.63  -0.73     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.86                     10.38  -1.52     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.99                     22.64   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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       31       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        10      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       117     35       63       
  SINCE JUN 1    846                       689    157      441       
  SINCE JAN 1    902                       762    140      556       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  49 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      2004                    
                                             1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   622 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         89    438 PM 103    1941  85      4       65       
  MINIMUM         69    608 AM  50    2004  66      3       50       
                                      1982                          
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.85          3.26 1939   0.13   0.72     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      1.43  -0.58     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.85                     10.39  -3.54     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.41                     22.74  -5.33    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       18       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       60       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        11      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       123      5       50       
  SINCE JUN 1    731                       718     13      380       
  SINCE JAN 1    769                       808    -39      496       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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