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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         88    347 PM 100    1983  83      5       74       
  MINIMUM         72    703 AM  40    1950  63      9       54       
  AVERAGE         80                        73      7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1891   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.98  -1.94     3.76    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.00                     11.73  -2.73    10.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.13                     23.99  -0.86    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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       26       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       48       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       27       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         9      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       201     37       80       
  SINCE JUN 1    932                       773    159      458       
  SINCE JAN 1    988                       846    142      573       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        47      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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 20 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         85    445 PM 103    1947  83      2       73       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  41    1950  64      3       55       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.62          3.63 1969   0.13   0.49     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      2.60   0.58     5.78    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.18                     11.56  -2.38    11.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     23.91  -4.17    24.34    
                                                                     
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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       46       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        13    -13       88       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3       49       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       210    -18       65       
  SINCE JUN 1    795                       805    -10      395       
  SINCE JAN 1    833                       895    -62      511       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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