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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2005


...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         88    402 PM  94    1895  75     13       81       
  MINIMUM         64    644 AM  36    1916  53     11       61       
  AVERAGE         76                        64     12       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.31 1919   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.03  -1.07     1.74    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.25                     15.29  -5.04    13.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.38                     27.55  -3.17    32.91    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        40    -35        8       
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        40    -35        8       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        47    -42       36       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                        82     77      110       
  SINCE SEP 1    159                        82     77      110       
  SINCE JAN 1   1241                      1012    229      754       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


&&

...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         85    308 PM  96    1910  75     10       79       
  MINIMUM         54    617 AM  33    1916  54      0       56       
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 1915   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      2.52  -1.61     0.85    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.12                     15.51  -5.39    16.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.68                     27.86  -7.18    29.69    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        31    -17       16       
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        31    -17       16       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        45    -31       70       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                        79     51       80       
  SINCE SEP 1    130                        79     51       80       
  SINCE JAN 1   1032                      1060    -28      641       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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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