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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST THU NOV 10 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 9 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         59   1201 AM  77    1999  50      9       62       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  15    1991  32      2       36       
  AVERAGE         47                        41      6       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.71  -0.59     1.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.45                      6.48  -4.03     4.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     32.00  -6.13    35.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.8  1896   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        24     -6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                       196    -93      165       
  SINCE SEP 1    502                       685   -183      545       
  SINCE JUL 1    502                       692   -190      573       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        11      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   659 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 9 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   1252 AM  77    1999  51     14       60       
  MINIMUM         32   1156 PM  10    1925  34     -2       38       
  AVERAGE         49                        43      6       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1919   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.77  -0.51     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.98                      7.59  -4.61     4.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.75                     32.93 -10.18    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       16                        23     -7       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       187    -79      167       
  SINCE SEP 1    550                       626    -76      610       
  SINCE JUL 1    550                       640    -90      664       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         
                                                                     
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    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        72      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        15      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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