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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         91    256 PM  99    1913  80     11       85       
  MINIMUM         68    546 AM  40    1891  59      9       64       
  AVERAGE         80                        69     11       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.98 1994   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.50  -0.50     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     13.76  -4.47    11.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.42                     26.02  -2.60    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                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        11    -11       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        24     15       37       
  SINCE SEP 1     39                        24     15       37       
  SINCE JAN 1   1121                       954    167      681       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        44      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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 4 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         89    149 PM 103    1925  80      9       85       
  MINIMUM         61    551 AM  43    1974  59      2       59       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1971   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.21                     13.55  -4.34    15.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     25.90  -6.13    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                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        18    -18       54       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        24      1       27       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        24      1       27       
  SINCE JAN 1    927                      1005    -78      588       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       107      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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