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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
110 AM CST MON DEC 5 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         16   1211 AM  67    1998  37    -21       52       
  MINIMUM          3   1159 PM  -6    1886  21    -18       31       
  AVERAGE         10                        29    -19       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.46 1973   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.21  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.20                      0.21  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.29                     33.60  -6.31    37.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.7  1897   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                       0.8    3.6      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.4                       0.8    3.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7                       5.7    3.0      1.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        35     20       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       139     60      115       
  SINCE DEC 1    199                       139     60      115       
  SINCE JUL 1   1279                      1439   -160     1196       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1052    277      786       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -6      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   727 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 DECEMBER 4 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         19   1252 AM  71    1998  38    -19       54       
  MINIMUM          1R  1159 PM   1    1991  23    -22       29       
  AVERAGE         10                        31    -21       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1924   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.05                     34.82 -10.77    34.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.6  1964   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.4   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         0.4   MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                         2.8   MM        1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        34     21       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       134     70      119       
  SINCE DEC 1    204                       134     70      119       
  SINCE JUL 1   1346                      1356    -10     1284       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                      1088     17      667       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23         2      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   441 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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