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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         82    304 PM  92    1976  70     12       67       
  MINIMUM         56    340 AM  29    1985  48      8       37       
  AVERAGE         69                        59     10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1883   0.09  -0.09     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.23    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.70                     16.50  -5.80    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.83                     28.76  -3.93    33.17    
                                                                     
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        0                         7     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       13       
  SINCE SEP 1     42                       110    -68       41       
  SINCE JUL 1     42                       117    -75       69       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         1      3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       111     96      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1289                      1041    248      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 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 OCTOBER 1 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    322 PM  94    1937  71      9       62       
  MINIMUM         54    621 AM  32    1985  49      5       37       
  AVERAGE         67                        60      7       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1911   0.11  -0.11     1.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     1.05    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.80                     17.17  -6.37    17.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.36                     29.52  -8.16    30.76    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     63                        88    -25       68       
  SINCE JUL 1     63                       102    -39      122       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    170                       101     69      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1072                      1082    -10      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        22      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 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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