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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
159 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         76    356 PM  97    1939  77     -1       86       
  MINIMUM         53    645 AM  38    1879  55     -2       69       
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1914   0.11  -0.11     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.63  -0.67     1.48    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.25                     14.89  -4.64    12.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.38                     27.15  -2.77    32.65    
                                                                     
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                        27    -27        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        27    -27        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        34    -34       33       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                        69     79       99       
  SINCE SEP 1    148                        69     79       99       
  SINCE JAN 1   1230                       999    231      743       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   656 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         75    336 PM  99    1939  77     -2       87       
  MINIMUM         52    554 AM  35    1923  56     -4       66       
  AVERAGE         64                        66     -2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.32 1992   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.96  -1.21     0.41    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.96                     14.95  -4.99    16.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.52                     27.30  -6.78    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        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        20    -19        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        20    -19        9       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        34    -33       63       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                        67     58       74       
  SINCE SEP 1    125                        67     58       74       
  SINCE JAN 1   1027                      1048    -21      635       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        99      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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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