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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
151 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         83    337 PM 106    1936  82      1       78       
  MINIMUM         67    617 AM  44    1934  62      5       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1987   0.14  -0.14     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      3.70  -2.56     4.85    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.10                     12.45  -3.35    11.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.23                     24.71  -1.48    31.10    
                                                                     
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       10                         8      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  272                       242     30      113       
  SINCE JUN 1    966                       814    152      491       
  SINCE JAN 1   1022                       887    135      606       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       104      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   636 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         76    411 PM 106    1936  82     -6       76       
  MINIMUM         65    547 AM  42    1934  62      3       64       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.21 1987   0.13  -0.11     1.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      3.25  -0.04     7.84    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.10                     12.21  -3.11    13.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.66                     24.56  -4.90    26.40    
                                                                     
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                         7     -7       48       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        18    -18       90       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         8     -8       51       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         8     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       252    -38       89       
  SINCE JUN 1    817                       847    -30      419       
  SINCE JAN 1    855                       937    -82      535       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     81           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       102      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        46      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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