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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         81    319 PM 104    1988  84     -3       76       
  MINIMUM         60    542 AM  49    1929  65     -5       51       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.43 1906   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      2.23  -1.23     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.96                     10.98  -2.02     9.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.09                     23.24  -0.15    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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       20       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       42       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         9     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       156     15       63       
  SINCE JUN 1    865                       728    137      441       
  SINCE JAN 1    921                       801    120      556       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       108      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   626 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         80    414 PM 105    1936  84     -4       75       
  MINIMUM         56    344 AM  45    2004  65     -9       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        75     -7       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1902   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      1.95   0.40     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.35                     10.91  -2.56     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.91                     23.26  -4.35    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        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       39       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       81       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       42       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       163    -20       50       
  SINCE JUN 1    746                       758    -12      380       
  SINCE JAN 1    784                       848    -64      496       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
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   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       106      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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