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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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         55   1158 AM  86    1947  61     -6       57       
  MINIMUM         39    631 AM  21    1930  40     -1       50       
  AVERAGE         47                        51     -4       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1908   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.82  -0.98     0.84    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.54                     18.23  -6.69    14.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.67                     30.49  -4.82    33.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1888   T      0.0      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       18                        14      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       216    -43      263       
  SINCE SEP 1    215                       319   -104      291       
  SINCE JUL 1    215                       326   -111      319       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 22 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   623 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 23 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   621 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 21 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         60    115 PM  87    1947  62     -2       59       
  MINIMUM         39    657 AM  18    1930  42     -3       51       
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1900   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.95  -0.86     2.20    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.89                     19.01  -7.12    18.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     31.36  -8.91    31.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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       15                        13      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       198    -14      299       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       280    -33      352       
  SINCE JUL 1    247                       294    -47      406       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 22 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   618 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 23 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   617 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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