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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1251 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         37    152 PM  63    2004  29      8       63       
                                      1965                          
  MINIMUM         31    449 AM -15    1968  13     18       41       
  AVERAGE         34                        21     13       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.10 1931   0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      1.30  -0.35     0.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.95                      1.30  -0.35     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.03                     34.69  -6.66    37.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.6  1998   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.0                       7.4    3.6      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.0                       7.4    3.6      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.3                      12.3    3.0      2.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        44    -13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE 1244                      1183     61     1065       
  SINCE DEC 1   1244                      1183     61     1065       
  SINCE JUL 1   2326                      2483   -157     2146       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        61      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -15      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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 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         39    258 PM  64    1965  30      9       63       
  MINIMUM         33    232 AM -10    1968  15     18       35       
  AVERAGE         36                        23     13       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.61 1931   0.03  -0.03     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.29  -0.71     1.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.58                      1.29  -0.71     1.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.63                     35.87 -11.24    35.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1998   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       5.6   -5.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       5.6   -5.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         8.0   -8.0      1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        42    -13       16       
  MONTH TO DATE 1261                      1147    114     1074       
  SINCE DEC 1   1261                      1147    114     1074       
  SINCE JUL 1   2403                      2369     34     2239       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        63      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -13      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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