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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
200 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 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         85    527 PM 100    1939  79      6       78       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  42    1988  58     11       57       
  AVERAGE         77                        69      8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.22 1911   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.74  -0.74     1.42    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     14.00  -4.71    12.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.42                     26.26  -2.84    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                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        15    -15       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         5      7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        34     31       52       
  SINCE SEP 1     65                        34     31       52       
  SINCE JAN 1   1147                       964    183      696       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  58 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       101      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  7 2005.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  8 2005.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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 6 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    359 PM 102    1913  79     10       77       
  MINIMUM         66   1147 PM  44    2000  59      7       53       
                                      1988                          
  AVERAGE         78                        69      9       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1982   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.84  -0.84     0.41    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.21                     13.83  -4.62    16.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     26.18  -6.41    29.25    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        20    -20       54       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         5      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        34     14       38       
  SINCE SEP 1     48                        34     14       38       
  SINCE JAN 1    950                      1015    -65      599       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
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    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       101      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  7 2005.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  8 2005.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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