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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         71    152 PM  95    1934  69      2       79
  MINIMUM         55   1001 PM  26    1931  47      8       46
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.32 1962   0.14  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.00   0.97     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      6.64   1.68     5.87
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                      8.82   1.48     9.12

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5        2
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        57    -50       96
  SINCE MAR 1    746                      1302   -556     1340
  SINCE JUL 1   4966                      6187  -1221     6282

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         7     26        0
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        18     59        5
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        18     59        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     49           300 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      2010
                                             1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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