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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         84    159 PM 108    1983  84      0       81       
  MINIMUM         63    536 AM  52    1992  64     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1980   0.15  -0.15     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      2.38  -1.38     3.22    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.96                     11.13  -2.17     9.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.09                     23.39  -0.30    29.47    
                                                                     
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       20       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       42       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       165     15       68       
  SINCE JUN 1    874                       737    137      446       
  SINCE JAN 1    930                       810    120      561       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   627 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         83    349 PM 106    1936  84     -1       79       
  MINIMUM         57    335 AM  51    1992  65     -8       54       
  AVERAGE         70                        75     -5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1907   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      2.08   0.27     3.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.35                     11.04  -2.69     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.91                     23.39  -4.48    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       39       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       81       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       42       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        10     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       173    -25       52       
  SINCE JUN 1    751                       768    -17      382       
  SINCE JAN 1    789                       858    -69      498       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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