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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
100 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 14 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         45    101 PM  73    1990  47     -2       48       
  MINIMUM         34    203 AM  -1    1959  30      4       31       
  AVERAGE         40                        38      2       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.86 1947   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.06  -0.93     1.40    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.46                      6.83  -4.37     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.88                     32.35  -6.47    35.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1906   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        26     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       322   -134      289       
  SINCE SEP 1    587                       811   -224      669       
  SINCE JUL 1    587                       818   -231      697       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         1      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   705 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 14 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         43    102 PM  75    1964  48     -5       48       
  MINIMUM         29   1216 AM   4    1959  32     -3       28       
  AVERAGE         36                        40     -4       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.70 1968   0.08  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      1.21  -0.76     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.17                      8.03  -4.86     4.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.94                     33.37 -10.43    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1992   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        25      4       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       306    -99      293       
  SINCE SEP 1    649                       745    -96      736       
  SINCE JUL 1    649                       759   -110      790       
                                                                     
 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     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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