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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SAT OCT 15 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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         83    349 PM  88    1897  65     18       50       
  MINIMUM         47    634 AM  23    1939  43      4       34       
  AVERAGE         65                        54     11       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 1920   0.09  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.26  -0.76     0.58    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.20                     17.67  -6.47    13.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     29.93  -4.60    33.52    
                                                                     
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        0                        11    -11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       125    -11      147       
  SINCE SEP 1    156                       228    -72      175       
  SINCE JUL 1    156                       235    -79      203       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        12     32        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       122    125      139       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1052    277      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  29 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 15 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 16 2005.......SUNRISE   728 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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         82    310 PM  91    1938  65     17       47       
  MINIMUM         43    356 AM  20    1937  44     -1       36       
  AVERAGE         63                        55      8       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1966   0.09  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      1.38  -1.19     1.97    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.99                     18.44  -7.45    18.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.55                     30.79  -9.24    31.68    
                                                                     
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        2                        10     -8       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       114      4      174       
  SINCE SEP 1    181                       196    -15      227       
  SINCE JUL 1    181                       210    -29      281       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 15 2005.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 16 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 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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