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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 11 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    352 PM  73    1964  49     22       44       
  MINIMUM         37    727 AM   0    1986  31      6       30       
  AVERAGE         54                        40     14       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1879   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.85  -0.73     1.40    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.45                      6.62  -4.17     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     32.14  -6.27    35.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1940   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        25    -14       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       245   -109      207       
  SINCE SEP 1    535                       734   -199      587       
  SINCE JUL 1    535                       741   -206      615       
                                                                     
 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     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  77 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        71      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

&&

...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 11 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         68    250 PM  76    1964  50     18       46       
  MINIMUM         36    641 AM   5    1986  33      3       30       
  AVERAGE         52                        42     10       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1982   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.95  -0.69     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.98                      7.77  -4.79     4.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.75                     33.11 -10.36    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1968   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        23    -10       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       233    -87      206       
  SINCE SEP 1    588                       672    -84      649       
  SINCE JUL 1    588                       686    -98      703       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
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    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        71      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         8      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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