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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
113 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         41    241 AM  69    1889  31     10       23       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM -19    1983  14     20       -7       
  AVERAGE         38                        22     16        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          0.96 1895   0.04   0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      1.08  -0.13     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.95                      1.08  -0.13     0.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.03                     34.47  -6.44    37.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1909   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   11.0                       5.6    5.4      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.0                       5.6    5.4      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.3                      10.5    4.8      2.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        42    -15       57       
  MONTH TO DATE 1050                       925    125      877       
  SINCE DEC 1   1050                       925    125      877       
  SINCE JUL 1   2132                      2225    -93     1958       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        58      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -16      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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 24 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         40    153 AM  59    1940  32      8       20       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM -19    1983  16     18       -7       
  AVERAGE         37                        24     13        7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.20 1918   0.03  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.11  -0.53     1.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.58                      1.11  -0.53     1.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.63                     35.69 -11.06    35.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.2  1997   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       4.4   -4.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       4.4   -4.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         6.8   -6.8      1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        41    -13       58       
  MONTH TO DATE 1075                       897    178      877       
  SINCE DEC 1   1075                       897    178      877       
  SINCE JUL 1   2217                      2119     98     2042       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        60      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -15      2000                    
                                             1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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