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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         88    305 PM  92    1997  70     18       76       
  MINIMUM         73    642 AM  29    1888  48     25       41       
  AVERAGE         81                        59     22       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 1942   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.27  -0.26     0.23    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.71                     16.68  -5.97    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.84                     28.94  -4.10    33.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1999   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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        21    -21       39       
  SINCE SEP 1     42                       124    -82       67       
  SINCE JUL 1     42                       131    -89       95       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         1     15        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                         3     26        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    232                       113    119      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1314                      1043    271      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  5 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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 3 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         88    110 PM  91    1997  70     18       74       
  MINIMUM         70    606 AM  32    1987  49     21       40       
  AVERAGE         79                        59     20       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1925   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.33  -0.30     1.05    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.83                     17.39  -6.56    17.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.39                     29.74  -8.35    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                         7     -7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19       44       
  SINCE SEP 1     63                       101    -38       97       
  SINCE JUL 1     63                       115    -52      151       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         1     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         3     19        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    190                       103     87      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1092                      1084      8      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        96      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        23      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  5 2005.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 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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