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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         85    253 PM  93    1939  74     11       79       
  MINIMUM         59    504 AM  35    1931  53      6       60       
  AVERAGE         72                        64      8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1995   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      3.43  -1.46     2.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.31                      9.07  -0.76     8.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.29                     11.25  -0.96    11.47    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       143    -94      176       
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1388   -600     1420       
  SINCE JUL 1   5008                      6273  -1265     6362       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        31     34       55       
  SINCE MAR 1    109                        42     67       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    109                        42     67       60       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2012...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2012...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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