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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
200 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         92    156 PM  99    1925  79     13       84       
  MINIMUM         66    606 AM  44    1889  58      8       69       
  AVERAGE         79                        69     10       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1958   0.12  -0.12     1.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.62  -0.62     1.42    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     13.88  -4.59    12.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.42                     26.14  -2.72    32.59    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        13    -13       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        29     24       49       
  SINCE SEP 1     53                        29     24       49       
  SINCE JAN 1   1135                       959    176      693       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       100      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2005.....SUNRISE   647 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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    244 PM 107    1913  79     10       85       
  MINIMUM         60    514 AM  42    1962  59      1       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.95 1902   0.14  -0.14     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.70  -0.70     0.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.21                     13.69  -4.48    16.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     26.04  -6.27    29.24    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        19    -19       54       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        29      6       38       
  SINCE SEP 1     35                        29      6       38       
  SINCE JAN 1    937                      1010    -73      599       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       102      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      2000                    
                                             1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2005.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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