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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         78    307 PM  92    1952  71      7       77       
  MINIMUM         45    133 AM  26    1899  49     -4       47       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1911   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      3.15  -1.74     1.77    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.70                     16.41  -5.71    13.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.83                     28.67  -3.84    32.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   T      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                         7     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                       103    -61       28       
  SINCE SEP 1     42                       103    -61       28       
  SINCE JUL 1     42                       110    -68       56       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       110     93      139       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       110     93      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1285                      1040    245      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
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    76           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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 30 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         74    311 PM  93    1897  71      3       75       
  MINIMUM         41    249 AM  26    1899  50     -9       38       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.87 1902   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      4.07  -2.48     0.87    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.80                     17.06  -6.26    16.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.36                     29.41  -8.05    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        7                         6      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        82    -19       53       
  SINCE SEP 1     63                        82    -19       53       
  SINCE JUL 1     63                        96    -33      107       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       100     68      100       
  SINCE SEP 1    168                       100     68      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1070                      1081    -11      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
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    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 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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