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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
111 AM CST THU DEC 1 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30 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         27    704 PM  69    1922  39    -12       36       
  MINIMUM         15    715 AM  -3    1964  23     -8       22       
  AVERAGE         21                        31    -10       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.91 1881   0.06   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      2.10  -0.76     2.53    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.67                      7.87  -4.20     5.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.09                     33.39  -6.30    37.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.0           8.0  1893   0.2    2.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.7                       4.5    0.2      1.1     
  SINCE SEP 1      4.7                       4.9   -0.2      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.7                       4.9   -0.2      1.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        34     10       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  681                       804   -123      673       
  SINCE SEP 1   1080                      1293   -213     1053       
  SINCE JUL 1   1080                      1300   -220     1081       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  37 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        66      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   445 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 30 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         28    819 PM  67    1998  40    -12       32       
  MINIMUM         14    636 AM  -9    1964  25    -11       25       
  AVERAGE         21                        33    -12       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.46 1934   0.06  -0.06     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      2.42  -0.86     1.70    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.28                      9.24  -4.96     5.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.05                     34.58 -10.53    34.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.9  1974   0.1   MM        0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.0   -2.0      1.4     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       2.4   -2.4      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       2.4   -2.4      1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        32     12       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  700                       769    -69      668       
  SINCE SEP 1   1142                      1208    -66     1111       
  SINCE JUL 1   1142                      1222    -80     1165       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        65      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24         5      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
DECEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   717 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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