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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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         90    348 PM 101    1939  80     10       83       
  MINIMUM         58    531 AM  40    1974  59     -1       62       
  AVERAGE         74                        69      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1941   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.38  -0.38     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     13.64  -4.35    11.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.42                     25.90  -2.48    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                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        18      6       27       
  SINCE SEP 1     24                        18      6       27       
  SINCE JAN 1   1106                       948    158      671       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  4 2005.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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 3 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         88    305 PM 100    1925  80      8       82       
  MINIMUM         54    555 AM  40    1974  60     -6       57       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.65 1926   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.42  -0.42     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.21                     13.41  -4.20    15.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     25.76  -5.99    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                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        17    -17       54       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        18     -3       20       
  SINCE SEP 1     15                        18     -3       20       
  SINCE JAN 1    917                       999    -82      581       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
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    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       103      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  4 2005.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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