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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
107 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2005


...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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         69    631 PM  71    1902  48     21       47       
  MINIMUM         51   1111 PM   4    1986  31     20       24       
  AVERAGE         60                        39     21       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.08 1912   0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.92  -0.79     1.40    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.46                      6.69  -4.23     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.88                     32.21  -6.33    35.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        25    -20       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       270   -129      236       
  SINCE SEP 1    540                       759   -219      616       
  SINCE JUL 1    540                       766   -226      644       
                                                                     
 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    47   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    58   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  15 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -1      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   702 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.                                          

&& 

...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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         67   1232 PM  71    1944  49     18       47       
  MINIMUM         47    123 AM   8    1986  32     15       20       
  AVERAGE         57                        41     16       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          0.84 1949   0.09   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      1.04  -0.63     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.13                      7.86  -4.73     4.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.90                     33.20 -10.30    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.8  1959   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        24    -16       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       257   -103      237       
  SINCE SEP 1    596                       696   -100      680       
  SINCE JUL 1    596                       710   -114      734       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        78      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         3      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   657 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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