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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         77    130 PM  91    1897  73      4       76       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  32    1942  51     12       54       
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.29 1993   0.09  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      2.70  -1.70     1.77    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.29                     15.96  -5.67    13.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.42                     28.22  -3.80    32.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1942   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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        72    -64        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      8                        72    -64        9       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                        79    -71       37       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       100    103      137       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       100    103      137       
  SINCE JAN 1   1285                      1030    255      781       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  22 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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 25 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         81    441 PM  89    1920  73      8       77       
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  30    1928  52     12       52       
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          1.92 1930   0.13   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      3.46  -2.27     0.87    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.40                     16.45  -6.05    16.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.96                     28.80  -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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        56    -40       18       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        56    -40       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        70    -54       72       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                        94     74      100       
  SINCE SEP 1    168                        94     74      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1070                      1075     -5      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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