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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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         70    211 PM  89    1937  57     13       80       
  MINIMUM         44    457 AM  11    1925  37      7       56       
  AVERAGE         57                        47     10       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.94 1896   0.08  -0.08     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.46  -1.59     1.60    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.28                      5.61  -3.33     3.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.70                     31.13  -5.43    34.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1923   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        18    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       348    -16      316       
  SINCE SEP 1    374                       451    -77      344       
  SINCE JUL 1    374                       458    -84      372       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        12     32        3       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       122    125      142       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1052    277      786       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        85      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         8      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2005.......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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 29 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         68    203 PM  91    1937  57     11       80       
  MINIMUM         41    708 AM  15    1925  38      3       61       
  AVERAGE         55                        48      7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 1896   0.08  -0.08     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      2.59  -1.50     2.83    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.68                      6.66  -3.98     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.45                     32.00  -9.55    32.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        17     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  348                       322     26      357       
  SINCE SEP 1    411                       404      7      410       
  SINCE JUL 1    411                       418     -7      464       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                         7     28        6       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       107     96      106       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                      1088     17      667       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        86      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38         5      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2005.......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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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