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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         86    359 PM 102    1936  83      3       75       
  MINIMUM         68    619 AM  47    1950  63      5       53       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.92 1946   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      3.13  -2.09     3.76    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.00                     11.88  -2.88    10.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.13                     24.14  -1.01    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       27       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       49       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       210     40       80       
  SINCE JUN 1    944                       782    162      458       
  SINCE JAN 1   1000                       855    145      573       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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 21 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         84    237 PM 104    1936  83      1       74       
  MINIMUM         66    537 AM  48    1950  64      2       51       
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1955   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      2.73   0.45     5.78    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.18                     11.69  -2.51    11.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     24.04  -4.30    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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       48       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        14    -14       90       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4       51       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         9      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       219    -17       65       
  SINCE JUN 1    805                       814     -9      395       
  SINCE JAN 1    843                       904    -61      511       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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