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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
117 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 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         47    353 PM  76    1999  45      2       60       
  MINIMUM         23   1234 AM   4    1891  28     -5       49       
  AVERAGE         35                        37     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.72 1983   0.07  -0.07     0.66    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.34  -0.54     2.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.13                      7.11  -3.98     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.55                     32.63  -6.08    36.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1957   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.1   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       2.5   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       2.5   -1.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        28      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       432    -90      333       
  SINCE SEP 1    741                       921   -180      713       
  SINCE JUL 1    741                       928   -187      741       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        75      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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 18 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         49    337 PM  75    1999  46      3       60       
  MINIMUM         23    443 AM  10    1989  30     -7       51       
  AVERAGE         36                        38     -2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1900   0.08  -0.08     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.53  -0.57     1.13    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.68                      8.35  -4.67     4.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.45                     33.69 -10.24    33.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.1  1955   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        27      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  356                       410    -54      329       
  SINCE SEP 1    798                       849    -51      772       
  SINCE JUL 1    798                       863    -65      826       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        79      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         9      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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