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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2005

...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         77    353 PM  99    1975  83     -6       85       
  MINIMUM         57    650 AM  43    1891  63     -6       67       
  AVERAGE         67                        73     -6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1895   0.14  -0.14     0.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      3.42  -2.28     4.35    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.10                     12.17  -3.07    10.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.23                     24.43  -1.20    30.60    
                                                                     
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        2                         8     -6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       226     32       98       
  SINCE JUN 1    952                       798    154      476       
  SINCE JAN 1   1008                       871    137      591       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        40      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   634 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.                                          

&&

...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         75    205 PM 102    1948  83     -8       83       
  MINIMUM         54    559 AM  44    1923  63     -9       62       
  AVERAGE         65                        73     -8       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1928   0.13  -0.13     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      2.99   0.19     5.84    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.07                     11.95  -2.88    11.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.63                     24.30  -4.67    24.40    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5       48       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        16    -16       90       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6       51       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       236    -30       78       
  SINCE JUN 1    809                       831    -22      408       
  SINCE JAN 1    847                       921    -74      524       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       107      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        43      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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