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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         79    329 PM  98    1948  83     -4       84       
  MINIMUM         62    606 AM  48    1923  63     -1       60       
  AVERAGE         71                        73     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          2.60 1922   0.15  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      3.28  -2.14     3.76    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.10                     12.03  -2.93    10.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.23                     24.29  -1.06    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       27       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17       49       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         8     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       218     38       87       
  SINCE JUN 1    950                       790    160      465       
  SINCE JAN 1   1006                       863    143      580       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        99      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        43      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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 22 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         78    343 PM 104    1936  83     -5       82       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  44    1923  63     -4       58       
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 2002   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      2.86   0.32     5.78    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.18                     11.82  -2.64    11.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     24.17  -4.43    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       48       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        15    -15       90       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5       51       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         9     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       228    -22       70       
  SINCE JUN 1    809                       823    -14      400       
  SINCE JAN 1    847                       913    -66      516       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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