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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
105 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 26 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         58    312 PM  71    1990  41     17       51       
  MINIMUM         26    754 AM  -2    1898  24      2       33       
  AVERAGE         42                        33      9       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1935   0.06  -0.06     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.86  -1.03     2.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.16                      7.63  -4.47     5.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.58                     33.15  -6.57    36.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1978   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       3.7   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       4.1   -2.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       4.1   -2.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        32     -9       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  559                       672   -113      538       
  SINCE SEP 1    958                      1161   -203      918       
  SINCE JUL 1    958                      1168   -210      946       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        68      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -7      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   719 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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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 26 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         58    252 PM  71    1990  42     16       51       
  MINIMUM         23   1207 AM   1    1977  27     -4       32       
  AVERAGE         41                        34      7       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.11 1926   0.07  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      2.15  -1.18     1.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.69                      8.97  -5.28     4.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.46                     34.31 -10.85    33.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       2.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       2.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        31     -7       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  580                       642    -62      539       
  SINCE SEP 1   1022                      1081    -59      982       
  SINCE JUL 1   1022                      1095    -73     1036       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        69      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         3      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   443 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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