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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         88    342 PM  98    2000  80      8       83       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         59    519 AM  42    1893  59      0       63       
  AVERAGE         74                        70      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1912   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     13.52  -4.23    11.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.42                     25.78  -2.36    31.17    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         9     -9       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        12      3       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     15                        12      3       19       
  SINCE JAN 1   1097                       942    155      663       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       101      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2005.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2005.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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 SEPTEMBER 2 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         86    235 PM 102    1897  80      6       83       
  MINIMUM         56    415 AM  40    1946  60     -4       62       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1918   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.21                     13.27  -4.06    15.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     25.62  -5.85    28.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   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                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        16    -16       54       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        12     -3       15       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        12     -3       15       
  SINCE JAN 1    911                       993    -82      576       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
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    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2005.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2005.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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