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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         72    434 PM  97    1926  68      4       60
  MINIMUM         47   1203 AM  32    1966  45      2       40
  AVERAGE         60                        56      4       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.81 1973   0.14  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.14  -0.10     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      6.39                      5.78   0.61     5.73
  SINCE JAN 1      8.37                      7.96   0.41     8.98

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4       15
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         9     -4       15
  SINCE MAR 1    744                      1254   -510     1259
  SINCE JUL 1   4964                      6139  -1175     6201

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        12     32        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        12     32        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     78           200 PM
 AVERAGE    89
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1968
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2005
                                             1970

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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