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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         76    324 PM  92    1934  74      2       77
  MINIMUM         43    510 AM  33    1931  52     -9       58
  AVERAGE         60                        63     -3       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1949   0.16  -0.16     0.59
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      3.13  -1.16     2.36
  SINCE MAR 1      8.31                      8.77  -0.46     8.09
  SINCE JAN 1     10.29                     10.95  -0.66    11.34

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       135    -87      176
  SINCE MAR 1    787                      1380   -593     1420
  SINCE JUL 1   5007                      6265  -1258     6362

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        27     31       44
  SINCE MAR 1    102                        38     64       49
  SINCE JAN 1    102                        38     64       49
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM
 LOWEST     25           400 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 23 2012...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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