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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
217 AM CDT THU SEP 8 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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    255 PM 101    1939  79      6       72       
  MINIMUM         63    533 AM  41    1986  57      6       51       
  AVERAGE         74                        68      6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1989   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.86  -0.86     1.42    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     14.12  -4.83    12.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.42                     26.38  -2.96    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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        3       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        17    -17       31       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        39     35       52       
  SINCE SEP 1     74                        39     35       52       
  SINCE JAN 1   1156                       969    187      696       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2005.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   649 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         85    418 PM 101    1938  79      6       72       
  MINIMUM         60    558 AM  41    1956  58      2       49       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1941   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.98  -0.98     0.41    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.21                     13.97  -4.76    16.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     26.32  -6.55    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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         7     -7        4       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        21    -21       58       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        39     17       38       
  SINCE SEP 1     56                        39     17       38       
  SINCE JAN 1    958                      1020    -62      599       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       104      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        44      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2005.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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