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CDUS43 KDMX 030640
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         75    519 PM  89    1968  68      7       58
  MINIMUM         60    810 AM  32    2005  46     14       34
                                      1970
  AVERAGE         68                        57     11       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.47          4.43 1993   0.15   0.32     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.29   0.22     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      6.86                      5.93   0.93     5.73
  SINCE JAN 1      8.84                      8.11   0.73     8.98

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       19
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        18    -13       34
  SINCE MAR 1    744                      1263   -519     1278
  SINCE JUL 1   4964                      6148  -1184     6220

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         2      1        0
  SINCE MAR 1     47                        13     34        5
  SINCE JAN 1     47                        13     34        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     79           200 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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