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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
239 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         94    145 PM  99    1955  78     16       77       
  MINIMUM         65    529 AM  40    1883  57      8       56       
  AVERAGE         80                        67     13       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1970   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      1.08  -0.05     1.42    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.32                     14.34  -4.02    12.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.45                     26.60  -2.15    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                        14    -14        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        14    -14        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        21    -21       33       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         5     10        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        49     48       54       
  SINCE SEP 1     97                        49     48       54       
  SINCE JAN 1   1179                       979    200      698       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        42      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2005.....SUNRISE   651 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         90    303 PM 102    1947  78     12       76       
  MINIMUM         64    524 AM  40    1943  58      6       49       
  AVERAGE         77                        68      9       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1921   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.26  -0.75     0.41    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.72                     14.25  -4.53    16.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     26.60  -6.32    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                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        9       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        24    -24       63       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        48     29       38       
  SINCE SEP 1     77                        48     29       38       
  SINCE JAN 1    979                      1029    -50      599       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       100      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2005.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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