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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST THU NOV 24 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23 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         56    258 PM  66    1966  43     13       43       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM   1    1898  26     13       32       
  AVERAGE         48                        34     14       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1931   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.68  -0.85     2.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.16                      7.45  -4.29     5.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.58                     32.97  -6.39    36.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1991   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       3.1   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       3.5   -2.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       3.5   -2.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        30    -13       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  464                       578   -114      450       
  SINCE SEP 1    863                      1067   -204      830       
  SINCE JUL 1    863                      1074   -211      858       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        65      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         1      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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 23 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         57    136 PM  68    1966  44     13       47       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM   1    1937  28      9       33       
  AVERAGE         47                        36     11       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1999   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      1.93  -0.97     1.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.68                      8.75  -5.07     4.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.45                     34.09 -10.64    33.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.3  1991   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        29    -11       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  477                       551    -74      445       
  SINCE SEP 1    919                       990    -71      888       
  SINCE JUL 1    919                      1004    -85      942       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.3                                         
                                                                     
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    76           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        63      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         2      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   444 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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