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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
255 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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         89    226 PM  96    1927  77     12       84       
  MINIMUM         70    528 AM  37    1902  56     14       59       
  AVERAGE         80                        66     14       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.42 1961   0.11  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      1.41  -0.65     1.42    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.05                     14.67  -4.62    12.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.18                     26.93  -2.75    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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        21    -21        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        21    -21        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        28    -28       33       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         4     11        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                        61     81       76       
  SINCE SEP 1    142                        61     81       76       
  SINCE JAN 1   1224                       991    233      720       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  74 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   654 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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         88    259 PM  97    1939  77     11       83       
  MINIMUM         67    609 AM  35    1940  57     10       57       
  AVERAGE         78                        67     11       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.68  -1.17     0.41    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.72                     14.67  -4.95    16.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     27.02  -6.74    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                        16    -16        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        16    -16        9       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        30    -30       63       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                        60     58       54       
  SINCE SEP 1    118                        60     58       54       
  SINCE JAN 1   1020                      1041    -21      615       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2005.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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