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AFOS product CLIDSM
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        Product Timestamp: 2005-10-18 06:52 UTC
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CDUS43 KDMX 180658
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2005
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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    249 PM  86    1950  63     15       61       
  MINIMUM         52   1134 PM  23    1948  42     10       34       
  AVERAGE         65                        52     13       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.87 1963   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.50  -0.99     0.58    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.21                     17.91  -6.70    13.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.34                     30.17  -4.83    33.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1990   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                        13    -13       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       162    -33      207       
  SINCE SEP 1    171                       265    -94      235       
  SINCE JUL 1    171                       272   -101      263       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   731 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79        MM  87    1938  64     15       58        
  MINIMUM         46        MM  23    1943  43      3       28        
  AVERAGE         63                        53     10       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.26 1998   0.08  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      1.63  -1.38     1.97    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.05                     18.69  -7.64    18.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.61                     31.04  -9.43    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                        12    -10       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       148     -7      242       
  SINCE SEP 1    204                       230    -26      295       
  SINCE JUL 1    204                       244    -40      349       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   623 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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