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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         80    332 PM  95    1925  74      6       83
  MINIMUM         48    440 AM  34    1963  53     -5       58
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.67 1917   0.15  -0.15     0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      3.28  -1.31     2.49
  SINCE MAR 1      8.31                      8.92  -0.61     8.22
  SINCE JAN 1     10.29                     11.10  -0.81    11.47

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       139    -90      176
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1384   -596     1420
  SINCE JUL 1   5008                      6269  -1261     6362

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        29     29       50
  SINCE MAR 1    102                        40     62       55
  SINCE JAN 1    102                        40     62       55
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM
 LOWEST     30           200 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2012...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
MAY 24 2012...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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