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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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    219 PM  93    1953  75      5       71
  MINIMUM         51    210 AM  32    1925  54     -3       51
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.99 2011   0.16  -0.08     1.99
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      3.75  -1.70     4.67
  SINCE MAR 1      8.39                      9.39  -1.00    10.40
  SINCE JAN 1     10.37                     11.57  -1.20    13.65

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       150   -101      180
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1395   -607     1424
  SINCE JUL 1   5008                      6280  -1272     6366

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        36     36       59
  SINCE MAR 1    116                        47     69       64
  SINCE JAN 1    116                        47     69       64
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     45           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2012...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 27 2012...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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