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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
147 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         53    327 PM  91    1939  68    -15       68       
  MINIMUM         34    640 AM  26    1952  46    -12       58       
  AVERAGE         44                        57    -13       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.67 1884   0.09  -0.09     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.63  -0.27     0.51    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.06                     17.04  -5.98    13.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     29.30  -4.11    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1935   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                         9     12        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        54     -8       75       
  SINCE SEP 1     88                       157    -69      103       
  SINCE JUL 1     88                       164    -76      131       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                         7     37        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       117    130      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1047    282      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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 7 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         54    221 PM  95    1939  68    -14       64       
  MINIMUM         32    637 AM  26    2000  47    -15       51       
                                      1952                          
  AVERAGE         43                        58    -15       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1931   0.10  -0.10     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.74  -0.58     1.22    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.96                     17.80  -6.84    17.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     30.15  -8.63    30.93    
                                                                     
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       22                         8     14        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        49     -5       94       
  SINCE SEP 1    107                       131    -24      147       
  SINCE JUL 1    107                       145    -38      201       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                         7     28        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       107     96      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                      1088     17      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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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