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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 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         68    253 PM  88    1962  67      1       70       
  MINIMUM         42    712 AM  26    1964  45     -3       45       
  AVERAGE         55                        56     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.89 1961   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.90  -0.54     0.51    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.06                     17.31  -6.25    13.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     29.57  -4.38    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1932   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       10                        10      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        82      9       90       
  SINCE SEP 1    133                       185    -52      118       
  SINCE JUL 1    133                       192    -59      146       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        10     34        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       120    127      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1050    279      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 11 2005.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 12 2005.......SUNRISE   723 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 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         67    343 PM  89    1930  67      0       69       
  MINIMUM         40    129 AM  25    1925  46     -6       41       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      1.02  -0.86     1.81    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.96                     18.08  -7.12    18.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     30.43  -8.91    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       11                         9      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        75     18      118       
  SINCE SEP 1    156                       157     -1      171       
  SINCE JUL 1    156                       171    -15      225       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 11 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 12 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 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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