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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         76   1219 PM 101    1936  85     -9       69       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  48    2004  65      4       48       
                                      1964                          
  AVERAGE         73                        75     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.06 1932   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.78  -0.88     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.86                     10.53  -1.67     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.99                     22.79   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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       15       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       37       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       127     33       63       
  SINCE JUN 1    854                       699    155      441       
  SINCE JAN 1    910                       772    138      556       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  56 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        99      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2005........SUNRISE   623 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         81    320 PM 104    1936  85     -4       68       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  45    1931  65      4       47       
  AVERAGE         75                        75      0       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.23          2.13 1943   0.13   1.10      T      
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      1.56   0.52     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.08                     10.52  -2.44     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.64                     22.87  -4.23    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       25       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       67       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        10      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       133      5       50       
  SINCE JUN 1    741                       728     13      380       
  SINCE JAN 1    779                       818    -39      496       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       106      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      2004                    
                                             1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2005........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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