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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
120 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 15 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         39    920 AM  75    1950  47     -8       50       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM   1    1940  29     -2       41       
  AVERAGE         33                        38     -5       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.67          1.74 1988   0.07   0.60      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.13  -0.33     1.40    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.13                      6.90  -3.77     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.55                     32.42  -5.87    35.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.5           1.5  1997   0.1    1.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       1.5    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       1.9   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       1.9   -0.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        27      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       349   -129      308       
  SINCE SEP 1    619                       838   -219      688       
  SINCE JUL 1    619                       845   -226      716       
                                                                     
 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    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     85           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        76      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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 15 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         41   1242 PM  76    1950  48     -7       50       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM   4    1959  31     -2       44       
  AVERAGE         35                        40     -5       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          1.91 1961   0.08   0.43     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.29  -0.33     0.92    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.68                      8.11  -4.43     4.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.45                     33.45 -10.00    33.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.1   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.5   MM        0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1     MM                         0.9   MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                         0.9   MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        25      5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       331    -94      311       
  SINCE SEP 1    679                       770    -91      754       
  SINCE JUL 1    679                       784   -105      808       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        77      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         1      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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