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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
108 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 24 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   1217 AM  65    1915  42     -3       39       
  MINIMUM         18    746 PM   1    1950  25     -7       24       
  AVERAGE         29                        34     -5       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.36 1908   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.74  -0.91     2.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.16                      7.51  -4.35     5.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.58                     33.03  -6.45    36.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1975   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       3.3   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       3.7   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       3.7   -2.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        31      5       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  500                       609   -109      483       
  SINCE SEP 1    899                      1098   -199      863       
  SINCE JUL 1    899                      1105   -206      891       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        68      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         2      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   716 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 24 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         38        MM  63    1988  43     -5       36        
  MINIMUM         10        MM   2    1950  27    -17       21        
  AVERAGE         24                        35    -11       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1908   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.01  -1.05     1.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.68                      8.83  -5.15     4.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.45                     34.17 -10.72    33.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        30     11       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  518                       581    -63      481       
  SINCE SEP 1    960                      1020    -60      924       
  SINCE JUL 1    960                      1034    -74      978       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        65      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   444 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   710 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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