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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST MON NOV 21 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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    230 PM  76    1897  44     -5       46       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM   5    1964  27      7       34       
  AVERAGE         37                        36      1       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.87 1907   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.48  -0.65     2.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.16                      7.25  -4.09     5.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.58                     32.77  -6.19    36.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.2  1956   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.5   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       2.9   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       2.9   -1.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        29     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       489    -95      372       
  SINCE SEP 1    793                       978   -185      752       
  SINCE JUL 1    793                       985   -192      780       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   712 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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         40    349 PM  76    1942  45     -5       49       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  10    1964  29      7       31       
  AVERAGE         38                        37      1       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1992   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.69  -0.73     1.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.68                      8.51  -4.83     4.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.45                     33.85 -10.40    33.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1957   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        28     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  406                       465    -59      366       
  SINCE SEP 1    848                       904    -56      809       
  SINCE JUL 1    848                       918    -70      863       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        70      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -6      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   706 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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