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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         93    304 PM  95    1937  74     19       83       
  MINIMUM         63    623 AM  35    1995  52     11       58       
  AVERAGE         78                        63     15       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.59 1914   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.33  -1.37     1.74    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.25                     15.59  -5.34    13.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.38                     27.85  -3.47    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                        52    -47        8       
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        52    -47        8       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        59    -54       36       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                        91    100      130       
  SINCE SEP 1    191                        91    100      130       
  SINCE JAN 1   1273                      1021    252      774       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        98      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2005.....SUNRISE   703 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         88    212 PM  95    1940  74     14       83       
  MINIMUM         58    505 AM  36    1999  53      5       57       
  AVERAGE         73                        64      9       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1931   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      2.94  -2.01     0.85    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.14                     15.93  -5.79    16.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.70                     28.28  -7.58    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                        40    -26       16       
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        40    -26       16       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        54    -40       70       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                        86     62       96       
  SINCE SEP 1    148                        86     62       96       
  SINCE JAN 1   1050                      1067    -17      657       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        99      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2005.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 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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