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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST MON OCT 31 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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         62    417 PM  85    1950  56      6       57       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM   8    1925  36     12       40       
  AVERAGE         55                        46      9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.72 1974   0.08  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      2.54  -1.62     1.60    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.33                      5.69  -3.36     3.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.75                     31.21  -5.46    34.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1995   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        19     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       367    -25      332       
  SINCE SEP 1    384                       470    -86      360       
  SINCE JUL 1    384                       477    -93      388       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   4 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        86      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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 30 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         59    630 PM  86    1950  57      2       61       
  MINIMUM         48    542 AM   5    1925  38     10       37       
  AVERAGE         54                        47      7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.42 1942   0.08  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      2.67  -1.54     2.83    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.72                      6.74  -4.02     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.49                     32.08  -9.59    32.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1995   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        17     -6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  359                       339     20      373       
  SINCE SEP 1    422                       421      1      426       
  SINCE JUL 1    422                       435    -13      480       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        85      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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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