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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19 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         46   1117 AM  75    1942  45      1       55       
  MINIMUM         35    753 AM   3    1914  27      8       46       
  AVERAGE         41                        36      5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.47 1948   0.07  -0.04     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.41  -0.58     2.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.16                      7.18  -4.02     5.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.58                     32.70  -6.12    36.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1981   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.3   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       2.7   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       2.7   -1.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        28     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  366                       460    -94      347       
  SINCE SEP 1    765                       949   -184      727       
  SINCE JUL 1    765                       956   -191      755       
                                                                     
 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    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  11 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        76      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         5      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   711 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19 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         50   1152 AM  79    1942  46      4       58       
  MINIMUM         34    537 AM   9    1937  30      4       48       
  AVERAGE         42                        38      4       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.58 1992   0.08  -0.08     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.61  -0.65     1.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.68                      8.43  -4.75     4.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.45                     33.77 -10.32    33.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.2  1957   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        27     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  379                       437    -58      341       
  SINCE SEP 1    821                       876    -55      784       
  SINCE JUL 1    821                       890    -69      838       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        76      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        10      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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