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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT SUN OCT 9 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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         59    315 PM  88    1938  67     -8       77       
  MINIMUM         34    649 AM  24    2000  46    -12       51       
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1970   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.72  -0.36     0.51    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.06                     17.13  -6.07    13.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     29.39  -4.20    33.45    
                                                                     
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       18                         9      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        63      1       76       
  SINCE SEP 1    106                       166    -60      104       
  SINCE JUL 1    106                       173    -67      132       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                         8     36        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       118    129      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1048    281      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        87      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 10 2005.......SUNRISE   721 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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         59    403 PM  92    1938  68     -9       74       
  MINIMUM         31    429 AM  25    2000  47    -16       47       
  AVERAGE         45                        57    -12       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.84 1970   0.10  -0.10     0.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.84  -0.68     1.81    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.96                     17.90  -6.94    18.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     30.25  -8.73    31.52    
                                                                     
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       20                         8     12        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        57      7       98       
  SINCE SEP 1    127                       139    -12      151       
  SINCE JUL 1    127                       153    -26      205       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 10 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 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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