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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         52   1230 AM  88    2003  62    -10       51       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  20    1960  41      5       49       
  AVERAGE         49                        51     -2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          0.75 1971   0.08   0.25      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.74  -0.90     0.83    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.54                     18.15  -6.61    14.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.67                     30.41  -4.74    33.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.1  1916   T     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        14      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       202    -47      252       
  SINCE SEP 1    197                       305   -108      280       
  SINCE JUL 1    197                       312   -115      308       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2005.......SUNRISE   735 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         51    259 AM  85    1947  62    -11       52       
  MINIMUM         45    538 AM  21    1960  42      3       49       
  AVERAGE         48                        52     -4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.84          0.90 1929   0.08   0.76     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.87  -0.78     2.20    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.89                     18.93  -7.04    18.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     31.28  -8.83    31.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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       17                        13      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       185    -16      289       
  SINCE SEP 1    232                       267    -35      342       
  SINCE JUL 1    232                       281    -49      396       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   620 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   618 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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