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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         81   1018 AM  96    1939  77      4       86       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  33    1890  55      6       63       
  AVERAGE         71                        66      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          3.78 1914   0.11   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.52  -0.56     1.42    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.25                     14.78  -4.53    12.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.38                     27.04  -2.66    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                        24    -24        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        24    -24        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        31    -31       33       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                        65     83       86       
  SINCE SEP 1    148                        65     83       86       
  SINCE JAN 1   1230                       995    235      730       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  36 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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 13 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         80    416 PM  99    1897  77      3       86       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  38    1902  56      7       59       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          3.01 1961   0.14   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.82  -1.07     0.41    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.96                     14.81  -4.85    16.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.52                     27.16  -6.64    29.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        18    -18        9       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        32    -32       63       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                        64     61       62       
  SINCE SEP 1    125                        64     61       62       
  SINCE JAN 1   1027                      1045    -18      623       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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