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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1246 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 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         53    305 PM  75    1909  52      1       63       
  MINIMUM         45    619 AM  14    1951  34     11       29       
  AVERAGE         49                        43      6       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.29 1905   0.08   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.40  -0.28     1.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.45                      6.17  -3.72     4.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     31.69  -5.82    35.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        22     -6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                       104    -45      104       
  SINCE SEP 1    458                       593   -135      484       
  SINCE JUL 1    458                       600   -142      512       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        76      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        10      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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 5 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         58   1133 AM  76    1924  53      5       59       
  MINIMUM         44    715 AM  20    1973  35      9       29       
  AVERAGE         51                        44      7       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          1.55 1938   0.09   0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.41  -0.18     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.95                      7.23  -4.28     4.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.72                     32.57  -9.85    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.9  1959   T     MM        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       14                        21     -7       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        99    -40       99       
  SINCE SEP 1    501                       538    -37      542       
  SINCE JUL 1    501                       552    -51      596       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        74      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        14      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   458 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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