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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
158 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         87    437 PM  99    1984  81      6       75       
  MINIMUM         62    559 AM  43    1946  61      1       55       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.16 1993   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      4.25  -2.92     4.89    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     13.00  -3.71    11.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.42                     25.26  -1.84    31.14    
                                                                     
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       27       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        21    -21       49       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  313                       271     42      139       
  SINCE JUN 1   1007                       843    164      517       
  SINCE JAN 1   1063                       916    147      632       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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 29 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    333 PM  98    1984  81      4       73       
  MINIMUM         59    602 AM  42    1946  61     -2       51       
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.71 1975   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      3.77  -0.45    10.27    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.21                     12.73  -3.52    15.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     25.08  -5.31    28.83    
                                                                     
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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11       51       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        22    -22       93       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        12    -12       54       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       282    -33      109       
  SINCE JUN 1    852                       877    -25      439       
  SINCE JAN 1    890                       967    -77      555       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       104      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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