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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
220 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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         75    111 AM  95    1963  69      6       67       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  30    1988  47     -3       35       
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          0.78 1954   0.09   0.26     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.45  -0.09     0.23    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.06                     16.86  -5.80    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     29.12  -3.93    33.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1991   0.0   MM        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        5                         8     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        37    -32       70       
  SINCE SEP 1     47                       140    -93       98       
  SINCE JUL 1     47                       147   -100      126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                         5     39        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       115    132      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1045    284      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   3 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 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 5 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   1221 PM  93    1963  69     12       64       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  31    2004  48     -1       31       
                                      1988                          
  AVERAGE         64                        58      6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.32 1954   0.10   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.54  -0.38     1.05    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.96                     17.60  -6.64    17.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     29.95  -8.43    30.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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        1                         7     -6       17       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        33    -32       81       
  SINCE SEP 1     64                       115    -51      134       
  SINCE JUL 1     64                       129    -65      188       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                         5     30        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       105     98      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                      1086     19      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        22      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 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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