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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
205 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         69    355 PM  92    1892  73     -4       74       
  MINIMUM         55    315 AM  32    1983  51      4       59       
  AVERAGE         62                        62      0       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.12 1935   0.09  -0.09     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.52  -1.56     1.77    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.25                     15.78  -5.53    13.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.38                     28.04  -3.66    32.94    
                                                                     
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        3                         5     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        62    -54        8       
  SINCE SEP 1      8                        62    -54        8       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                        69    -61       36       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                        96    100      137       
  SINCE SEP 1    196                        96    100      137       
  SINCE JAN 1   1278                      1026    252      781       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  37 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2005.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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 23 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         68    314 PM  93    1938  74     -6       80       
  MINIMUM         58    535 AM  34    1983  52      6       58       
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.03 1902   0.13  -0.13     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      3.20  -2.27     0.87    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.14                     16.19  -6.05    16.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.70                     28.54  -7.84    29.71    
                                                                     
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        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        48    -32       17       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        48    -32       17       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        62    -46       71       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                        90     66      100       
  SINCE SEP 1    156                        90     66      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1058                      1071    -13      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        91      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2005.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 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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