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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED FOR SNOW DEPTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
748 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         38    510 PM  60    1975  33      5       31       
  MINIMUM         33    849 PM -17    1901  17     16        7       
  AVERAGE         36                        25     11       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          0.61 1992   0.04   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.68   0.17     0.52    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.85                      0.68   0.17     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.92                     34.07  -6.15    37.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7           5.1  1951   0.2    0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.7                       2.8    7.9       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     10.7                       2.8    7.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     15.0                       7.7    7.3      1.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        39    -10       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  658                       515    143      424       
  SINCE DEC 1    658                       515    143      424       
  SINCE JUL 1   1740                      1815    -75     1505       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   5 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        59      2002                    
                                             1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -18      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   735 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 DECEMBER 14 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         37    306 PM  60    1975  34      3       29       
  MINIMUM         32   1209 AM -10    1989  19     13        8       
  AVERAGE         35                        27      8       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          1.08 1971   0.04   0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.73  -0.17     1.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.56                      0.73  -0.17     1.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.61                     35.31 -10.70    35.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1987   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         2.4   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         2.4   MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         4.8   -4.8      1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        38     -8       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  673                       499    174      422       
  SINCE DEC 1    673                       499    174      422       
  SINCE JUL 1   1815                      1721     94     1587       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        59      2002                    
                                             1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -13      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   729 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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