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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
204 AM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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         53    326 PM  87    1899  61     -8       70       
  MINIMUM         35    719 AM  21    1976  40     -5       56       
  AVERAGE         44                        50     -6       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.76 1996   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.90  -1.06     0.85    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.25                      5.05  -2.80     2.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.67                     30.57  -4.90    33.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.5  1888   T     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 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       21                        15      6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       231    -37      265       
  SINCE SEP 1    236                       334    -98      293       
  SINCE JUL 1    236                       341   -105      321       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   7 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        84      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   621 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 24 2005.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   620 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 22 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    111 PM  86    1940  61    -10       65       
  MINIMUM         38    700 AM  22    1976  41     -3       55       
  AVERAGE         45                        51     -6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.88 2001   0.08  -0.08     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      2.03  -0.94     2.33    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      6.10  -3.42     3.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     31.44  -8.99    32.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 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       20                        14      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       212     -8      304       
  SINCE SEP 1    267                       294    -27      357       
  SINCE JUL 1    267                       308    -41      411       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   617 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 24 2005.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   616 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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