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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 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         61    240 PM  75    1909  53      8       54       
  MINIMUM         42    747 AM   4    1991  34      8       34       
  AVERAGE         52                        44      8       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1959   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     1.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.33                      6.09  -3.76     4.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.75                     31.61  -5.86    35.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1910   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        21     -8       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        82    -39       85       
  SINCE SEP 1    442                       571   -129      465       
  SINCE JUL 1    442                       578   -136      493       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        14      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   653 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 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         64    233 PM  76    1978  54     10       55       
  MINIMUM         39    703 AM   6    1991  36      3       33       
  AVERAGE         52                        45      7       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1938   0.08  -0.08     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.72                      7.14  -4.42     4.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.49                     32.48  -9.99    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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       13                        20     -7       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        78    -33       78       
  SINCE SEP 1    487                       517    -30      521       
  SINCE JUL 1    487                       531    -44      575       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
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    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        76      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        20      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   459 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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