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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1253 AM CST TUE DEC 6 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         15    802 PM  67    1975  37    -22       43       
  MINIMUM         -3    731 AM  -6    1886  20    -23       30       
  AVERAGE          6                        29    -23       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.04 1982   0.05  MM        0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.26  -0.06     0.48    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.20                      0.26  -0.06     0.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.27                     33.65  -6.38    37.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.1           5.5  1977   0.2    0.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       1.0    4.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       1.0    4.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.8                       5.9    3.9      1.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        36     23       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       175     83      143       
  SINCE DEC 1    258                       175     83      143       
  SINCE JUL 1   1340                      1475   -135     1224       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        69      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -8      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   728 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 5 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         17    251 PM  68    2001  38    -21       44       
  MINIMUM         -5R   719 AM   2    1977  23    -28       29       
  AVERAGE          6                        30    -24       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.33 1930   0.06  -0.06     0.87    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.05                     34.88 -10.83    35.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            12.0  1977   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.6   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         0.6   MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                         3.0   MM        1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        35     24       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       169     94      147       
  SINCE DEC 1    263                       169     94      147       
  SINCE JUL 1   1405                      1391     14     1312       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        68      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   722 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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