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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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         47    339 PM  84    1899  60    -13       67       
  MINIMUM         32    650 AM  21    1937  39     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         40                        50    -10       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.19 1977   0.08  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.98  -1.11     0.85    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.28                      5.13  -2.85     2.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.70                     30.65  -4.95    33.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.8  1938   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       25                        15     10        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       246    -27      273       
  SINCE SEP 1    261                       349    -88      301       
  SINCE JUL 1    261                       356    -95      329       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        82      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2005.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   620 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 25 2005.......SUNRISE   738 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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         46    434 PM  83    1963  61    -15       69       
  MINIMUM         34    724 AM  21    1936  41     -7       45       
  AVERAGE         40                        51    -11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 2000   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      2.11  -1.02     2.33    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      6.18  -3.50     3.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     31.52  -9.07    32.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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       25                        14     11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  229                       226      3      312       
  SINCE SEP 1    292                       308    -16      365       
  SINCE JUL 1    292                       322    -30      419       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        23      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2005.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   616 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 25 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   614 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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