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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST FRI NOV 4 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 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         71    252 PM  76    1978  54     17       48       
  MINIMUM         47    721 AM   7    1991  35     12       32       
  AVERAGE         59                        44     15       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.55 2003   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     1.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.33                      6.01  -3.68     4.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.75                     31.53  -5.78    35.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        21    -15       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        61    -31       64       
  SINCE SEP 1    429                       550   -121      444       
  SINCE JUL 1    429                       557   -128      472       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        75      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         4      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   651 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 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         72    310 PM  77    1978  54     18       52       
  MINIMUM         51    707 AM   8    1991  36     15       34       
  AVERAGE         62                        45     17       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1944   0.08  -0.08     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.78    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.72                      7.06  -4.34     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.49                     32.40  -9.91    33.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1951   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        3                        20    -17       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        58    -26       57       
  SINCE SEP 1    474                       497    -23      500       
  SINCE JUL 1    474                       511    -37      554       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
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    59          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        76      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         6      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   500 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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