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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
201 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         52    300 PM  94    1963  68    -16       77       
  MINIMUM         38    616 AM  24    1952  46     -8       46       
  AVERAGE         45                        57    -12       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1922   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.54  -0.18     0.23    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.06                     16.95  -5.89    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     29.21  -4.02    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       20                         8     12        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        45    -20       73       
  SINCE SEP 1     67                       148    -81      101       
  SINCE JUL 1     67                       155    -88      129       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                         6     38        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       116    131      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1046    283      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  8 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 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 6 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         51    419 PM  92    1963  69    -18       75       
  MINIMUM         36   1138 PM  22    1935  47    -11       43       
  AVERAGE         44                        58    -14       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.94 1927   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.64  -0.48     1.05    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.96                     17.70  -6.74    17.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     30.05  -8.53    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       21                         8     13        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        41    -19       87       
  SINCE SEP 1     85                       123    -38      140       
  SINCE JUL 1     85                       137    -52      194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                         6     29        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       106     97      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                      1087     18      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        95      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      2000                    
                                             1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  8 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 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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