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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         71    330 PM  89    1938  64      7       55       
  MINIMUM         42    650 AM  28    1952  43     -1       34       
  AVERAGE         57                        53      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1880   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.34  -0.84     0.58    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.20                     17.75  -6.55    13.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     30.01  -4.68    33.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1937   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        8                        12     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       137    -15      167       
  SINCE SEP 1    164                       240    -76      195       
  SINCE JUL 1    164                       247    -83      223       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 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 15 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         70    402 PM  90    1938  65      5       56       
  MINIMUM         40    651 AM  21    1937  44     -4       32       
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1919   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      1.47  -1.28     1.97    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.99                     18.53  -7.54    18.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.55                     30.88  -9.33    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       10                        11     -1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       125      3      195       
  SINCE SEP 1    191                       207    -16      248       
  SINCE JUL 1    191                       221    -30      302       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 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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