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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         91    308 PM 101    1983  84      7       69       
  MINIMUM         69    636 AM  49    1950  64      5       50       
  AVERAGE         80                        74      6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.03 1979   0.15  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.83  -1.79     3.76    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.00                     11.58  -2.58    10.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.13                     23.84  -0.71    30.01    
                                                                     
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       25       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       47       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       26       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         9      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       192     31       80       
  SINCE JUN 1    917                       764    153      458       
  SINCE JAN 1    973                       837    136      573       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        40      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   630 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         87    146 PM 106    1913  84      3       67       
  MINIMUM         65    535 AM  48    1950  64      1       51       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.38 1949   0.13   0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.56                      2.47   0.09     5.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.56                     11.43  -2.87    11.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.12                     23.78  -4.66    24.28    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1       45       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        12    -12       87       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         2     -2       48       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       201    -20       65       
  SINCE JUN 1    784                       796    -12      395       
  SINCE JAN 1    822                       886    -64      511       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       103      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        41      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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