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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         63    247 PM  84    1927  57      6       70       
  MINIMUM         34    505 AM   7    1925  37     -3       54       
  AVERAGE         49                        47      2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1982   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.38  -1.51     1.45    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.28                      5.53  -3.25     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.70                     31.05  -5.35    34.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1913   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  324                       330     -6      316       
  SINCE SEP 1    366                       433    -67      344       
  SINCE JUL 1    366                       440    -74      372       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        89      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        11      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   613 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2005.......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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 28 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    309 PM  84    1927  58      2       69       
  MINIMUM         33    420 AM  12    1925  39     -6       55       
  AVERAGE         47                        48     -1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1921   0.08  -0.08     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      2.51  -1.42     2.76    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      6.58  -3.90     3.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     31.92  -9.47    32.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  338                       305     33      357       
  SINCE SEP 1    401                       387     14      410       
  SINCE JUL 1    401                       401      0      464       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        91      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        15      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2005.......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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