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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT MON SEP 12 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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    932 PM  97    2000  77     15       84       
                                      1936                          
  MINIMUM         67    625 AM  40    1955  56     11       61       
  AVERAGE         80                        67     13       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1910   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.30  -0.55     1.42    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.04                     14.56  -4.52    12.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.17                     26.82  -2.65    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                        18    -18        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        18    -18        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        25    -25       33       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         4     11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                        57     70       69       
  SINCE SEP 1    127                        57     70       69       
  SINCE JAN 1   1209                       987    222      713       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 12 2005.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 13 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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 11 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    213 PM 101    1936  78     11       85       
  MINIMUM         68   1118 PM  35    1940  57     11       60       
  AVERAGE         79                        67     12       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.73 1913   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.54  -1.03     0.41    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.72                     14.53  -4.81    16.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     26.88  -6.60    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        14    -14        9       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        28    -28       63       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        56     49       49       
  SINCE SEP 1    105                        56     49       49       
  SINCE JAN 1   1007                      1037    -30      610       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        35      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 12 2005.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 13 2005.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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