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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 8 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         73    330 PM  80    1999  51     22       53       
  MINIMUM         47    544 AM  -4    1991  32     15       35       
  AVERAGE         60                        42     18       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 1879   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.64  -0.52     1.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.45                      6.41  -3.96     4.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     31.93  -6.06    35.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1932   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        23    -18       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       172    -87      149       
  SINCE SEP 1    484                       661   -177      529       
  SINCE JUL 1    484                       668   -184      557       
                                                                     
 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    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        15      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   658 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 8 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         70    418 PM  79    1999  52     18       51       
  MINIMUM         44    552 AM  -3    1991  34     10       29       
  AVERAGE         57                        43     14       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1932   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.68  -0.42     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.98                      7.50  -4.52     4.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.75                     32.84 -10.09    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1998   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        8                        22    -14       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                       164    -72      151       
  SINCE SEP 1    534                       603    -69      594       
  SINCE JUL 1    534                       617    -83      648       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        10      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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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