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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST TUE NOV 1 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         58    409 PM  86    1950  56      2       56       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  18    1949  36      5       33       
  AVERAGE         50                        46      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1922   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      2.62  -1.70     1.60    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.33                      5.77  -3.44     3.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.75                     31.29  -5.54    34.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        19     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  357                       386    -29      352       
  SINCE SEP 1    399                       489    -90      380       
  SINCE JUL 1    399                       496    -97      408       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        82      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        16      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   648 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         55    308 PM  85    1950  56     -1       61       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  16    1925  37     -3       34       
  AVERAGE         45                        47     -2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1900   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      2.75  -1.62     2.83    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.72                      6.82  -4.10     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.49                     32.16  -9.67    32.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1954   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  379                       357     22      390       
  SINCE SEP 1    442                       439      3      443       
  SINCE JUL 1    442                       453    -11      497       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        20      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   504 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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