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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         59    250 PM  84    1927  58      1       57       
  MINIMUM         30    718 AM  14    1925  38     -8       53       
  AVERAGE         45                        48     -3       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1918   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.30  -1.43     1.44    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.28                      5.45  -3.17     3.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.70                     30.97  -5.27    34.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.4  1980   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       20                        17      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       312     -4      313       
  SINCE SEP 1    350                       415    -65      341       
  SINCE JUL 1    350                       422    -72      369       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        84      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         7      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2005.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   614 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   743 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         58    249 PM  87    1927  58      0       57       
  MINIMUM         32    616 AM  19    1936  39     -7       53       
  AVERAGE         45                        49     -4       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1939   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      2.43  -1.34     2.67    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      6.50  -3.82     3.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     31.84  -9.39    32.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1980   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       20                        16      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       288     32      354       
  SINCE SEP 1    383                       370     13      407       
  SINCE JUL 1    383                       384     -1      461       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        84      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        12      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   610 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 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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