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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
114 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27 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   1132 PM  68    1998  40     16       45       
  MINIMUM         52    844 PM  -7    1887  24     28       28       
  AVERAGE         54                        32     22       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.15 1987   0.06   0.05     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      1.92  -0.98     2.46    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.27                      7.69  -4.42     5.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.69                     33.21  -6.52    37.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1995   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       3.9   -2.4       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       4.3   -2.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       4.3   -2.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        32    -21       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  570                       704   -134      566       
  SINCE SEP 1    969                      1193   -224      946       
  SINCE JUL 1    969                      1200   -231      974       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        64      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -9      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   720 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 27 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         55   1103 PM  69    1998  42     13       46       
  MINIMUM         51    625 AM   3    1936  26     25       30       
  AVERAGE         53                        34     19       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          1.43 1983   0.07   0.19     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      2.22  -0.99     1.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.95                      9.04  -5.09     5.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.72                     34.38 -10.66    34.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1995   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       2.1   -2.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       2.1   -2.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        31    -19       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  592                       673    -81      566       
  SINCE SEP 1   1034                      1112    -78     1009       
  SINCE JUL 1   1034                      1126    -92     1063       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     83          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        65      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   442 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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