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CDUS43 KDMX 050636
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         79    511 PM  88    1949  69     10       62
  MINIMUM         63    818 AM  28    2005  46     17       30
  AVERAGE         71                        57     14       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.66          1.48 1977   0.14   0.52     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      0.57   0.71     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      7.63                      6.21   1.42     5.73
  SINCE JAN 1      9.61                      8.39   1.22     8.98

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       19
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        34    -29       75
  SINCE MAR 1    744                      1279   -535     1319
  SINCE JUL 1   4964                      6164  -1200     6261

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         4     13        0
  SINCE MAR 1     61                        15     46        5
  SINCE JAN 1     61                        15     46        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     64           600 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1944


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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