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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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         74    533 PM  88    1984  73      1       78       
  MINIMUM         60    801 AM  31    1942  51      9       50       
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.21 1931   0.09  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      2.61  -1.62     1.77    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.28                     15.87  -5.59    13.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.41                     28.13  -3.72    32.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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                         5     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        67    -59        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      8                        67    -59        9       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                        74    -66       37       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                        98    100      137       
  SINCE SEP 1    198                        98    100      137       
  SINCE JAN 1   1280                      1028    252      781       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  31 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        91      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   706 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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         80    335 PM  91    1984  73      7       76       
  MINIMUM         58    216 AM  32    1942  52      6       52       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1973   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      3.33  -2.40     0.87    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.14                     16.32  -6.18    16.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.70                     28.67  -7.97    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        0                         4     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        52    -36       18       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        52    -36       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        66    -50       72       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                        92     68      100       
  SINCE SEP 1    160                        92     68      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1062                      1073    -11      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        30      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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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