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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST WED NOV 2 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 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         67    240 PM  82    1938  55     12       50       
  MINIMUM         31    722 AM  16    1895  35     -4       45       
  AVERAGE         49                        45      4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1971   0.08  -0.08     1.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     1.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.33                      5.85  -3.52     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.75                     31.37  -5.62    35.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1991   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        20     -4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        20     -4       17       
  SINCE SEP 1    415                       509    -94      397       
  SINCE JUL 1    415                       516   -101      425       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       122    125      142       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1052    277      786       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
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    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        10      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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 NOVEMBER 1 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         65    311 PM  83    1938  56      9       53       
  MINIMUM         27    646 AM  20    1923  37    -10       44       
  AVERAGE         46                        46      0       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54 1983   0.08  -0.08     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.62    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.72                      6.90  -4.18     4.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.49                     32.24  -9.75    33.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1991   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      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       19                        19      0       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        19      0       16       
  SINCE SEP 1    461                       458      3      459       
  SINCE JUL 1    461                       472    -11      513       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       107     96      106       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                      1088     17      667       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
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   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        81      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        12      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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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