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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         77    259 PM 104    1988  84     -7       74       
  MINIMUM         58    458 AM  51    1994  65     -7       56       
  AVERAGE         68                        75     -7       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.51 1908   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      2.08  -1.08     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.96                     10.83  -1.87     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.09                     23.09   0.00    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       19       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       41       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       147     18       63       
  SINCE JUN 1    859                       719    140      441       
  SINCE JAN 1    915                       792    123      556       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2005........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   625 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         76    411 PM 109    1936  84     -8       73       
  MINIMUM         56    544 AM  49    2004  65     -9       49       
                                      2002                          
                                      2001                          
  AVERAGE         66                        75     -9       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1898   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      1.82   0.53     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.35                     10.78  -2.43     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.91                     23.13  -4.22    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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       34       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       76       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       37       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        10     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       153    -13       50       
  SINCE JUN 1    743                       748     -5      380       
  SINCE JAN 1    781                       838    -57      496       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       105      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2005........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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