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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
545 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         91    331 PM  92    1931  74     17       79       
  MINIMUM         56    622 AM  33    1991  53      3       60       
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.89 1894   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.23  -1.27     1.74    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.25                     15.49  -5.24    13.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.38                     27.75  -3.37    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                        48    -43        8       
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        48    -43        8       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        55    -50       36       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         3      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                        88     90      124       
  SINCE SEP 1    178                        88     90      124       
  SINCE JAN 1   1260                      1018    242      768       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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 20 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        MM  95    1940  75     10       78        
  MINIMUM         50        MM  34    1937  54     -4       58        
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.31 1965   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      2.80  -1.87     0.85    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.14                     15.79  -5.65    16.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.70                     28.14  -7.44    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                        37    -23       16       
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        37    -23       16       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        51    -37       70       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                        84     56       91       
  SINCE SEP 1    140                        84     56       91       
  SINCE JAN 1   1042                      1065    -23      652       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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