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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
239 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         86    215 PM  96    1948  75     11       85       
  MINIMUM         64   1148 PM  33    1991  53     11       63       
  AVERAGE         75                        64     11       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1983   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.13  -1.17     1.74    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.25                     15.39  -5.14    13.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.38                     27.65  -3.27    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                        44    -39        8       
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        44    -39        8       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        51    -46       36       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                        85     84      119       
  SINCE SEP 1    169                        85     84      119       
  SINCE JAN 1   1251                      1015    236      763       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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 19 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         83    403 PM  96    1948  75      8       83       
  MINIMUM         60   1142 PM  34    1991  54      6       62       
  AVERAGE         72                        64      8       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.47 1965   0.14  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      2.66  -1.73     0.85    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.14                     15.65  -5.51    16.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.70                     28.00  -7.30    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                        34    -20       16       
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        34    -20       16       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        48    -34       70       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                        82     55       88       
  SINCE SEP 1    137                        82     55       88       
  SINCE JAN 1   1039                      1063    -24      649       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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