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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT TUE OCT 25 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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    129 PM  82    1927  60    -13       72       
  MINIMUM         32    720 AM  21    1887  39     -7       38       
  AVERAGE         40                        49     -9       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1908   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.06  -1.19     0.85    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.28                      5.21  -2.93     2.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.70                     30.73  -5.03    33.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1962   T      0.0      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                        16      9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       262    -18      283       
  SINCE SEP 1    286                       365    -79      311       
  SINCE JUL 1    286                       372    -86      339       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   5 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        87      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 25 2005.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   618 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 26 2005.......SUNRISE   739 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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         48    157 PM  85    1940  60    -12       71       
  MINIMUM         32    655 AM  23    1942  40     -8       36       
  AVERAGE         40                        50    -10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1967   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      2.19  -1.10     2.33    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      6.26  -3.58     3.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     31.60  -9.15    32.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1962   0.0    0.0      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       25                        15     10       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  254                       241     13      323       
  SINCE SEP 1    317                       323     -6      376       
  SINCE JUL 1    317                       337    -20      430       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        88      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        23      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 25 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   614 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 26 2005.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   613 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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