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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
117 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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         53   1242 AM  64    1941  40     13       35       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM  -9    1887  23      3       23       
  AVERAGE         40                        32      8       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          1.09 1918   0.06   0.19     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      1.98  -0.79     2.51    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.52                      7.75  -4.23     5.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.94                     33.27  -6.33    37.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.5  1918   0.2   -0.2      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       4.1   -2.6      0.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.5                       4.5   -3.0      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       4.5   -3.0      0.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        33     -8       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  595                       737   -142      602       
  SINCE SEP 1    994                      1226   -232      982       
  SINCE JUL 1    994                      1233   -239     1010       
                                                                     
 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    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   721 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 28 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   1254 AM  65    1941  41     14       37       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  -1    1976  26      1       24       
  AVERAGE         41                        33      8       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.02 1919   0.07   0.26      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      2.29  -0.73     1.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.28                      9.11  -4.83     5.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.05                     34.45 -10.40    34.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.0  1971   0.1   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       2.2   -2.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       2.2   -2.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        32     -8       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  616                       705    -89      600       
  SINCE SEP 1   1058                      1144    -86     1043       
  SINCE JUL 1   1058                      1158   -100     1097       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        70      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -3      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   715 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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