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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT WED OCT 12 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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         64    302 PM  86    1962  66     -2       61       
  MINIMUM         47    644 AM  21    1987  44      3       46       
  AVERAGE         56                        55      1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1890   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.99  -0.63     0.51    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.06                     17.40  -6.34    13.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     29.66  -4.47    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1946   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        9                        10     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        92      8      101       
  SINCE SEP 1    142                       195    -53      129       
  SINCE JUL 1    142                       202    -60      157       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        11     33        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       121    126      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1051    278      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  11 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 12 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 13 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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 11 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         62    400 PM  86    1962  66     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         45    605 AM  25    1987  46     -1       42       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1984   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      1.11  -0.95     1.81    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.96                     18.17  -7.21    18.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     30.52  -9.00    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       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                        84     20      129       
  SINCE SEP 1    167                       166      1      182       
  SINCE JUL 1    167                       180    -13      236       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 12 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 13 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 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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