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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         65    328 PM  90    2002  71     -6       69       
                                      1981                          
  MINIMUM         38    605 AM  28    1984  49    -11       41       
  AVERAGE         52                        60     -8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1985   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      3.06  -1.65     1.77    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.70                     16.32  -5.62    13.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.83                     28.58  -3.75    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       13                         6      7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        96    -57       25       
  SINCE SEP 1     39                        96    -57       25       
  SINCE JUL 1     39                       103    -64       53       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       108     95      139       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       108     95      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1285                      1038    247      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 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 29 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         63    339 PM  93    1953  71     -8       68       
  MINIMUM         34    539 AM  26    1899  50    -16       37       
  AVERAGE         49                        61    -12       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1927   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      3.95  -2.36     0.87    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.80                     16.94  -6.14    16.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.36                     29.29  -7.93    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       16                         5     11       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        76    -20       45       
  SINCE SEP 1     56                        76    -20       45       
  SINCE JUL 1     56                        90    -34       99       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                        99     69      100       
  SINCE SEP 1    168                        99     69      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1070                      1080    -10      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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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