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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         91    324 PM  93    1977  76     15       63
  MINIMUM         72    538 AM  39    1992  54     18       46
  AVERAGE         82                        65     17       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 1973   0.15  -0.15     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      4.06  -2.01     4.78
  SINCE MAR 1      8.39                      9.70  -1.31    10.51
  SINCE JAN 1     10.37                     11.88  -1.51    13.76

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       10
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       156   -107      198
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1401   -613     1442
  SINCE JUL 1   5008                      6286  -1278     6384

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       17                         3     14        0
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        42     59       59
  SINCE MAR 1    145                        53     92       64
  SINCE JAN 1    145                        53     92       64
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3


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    90           500 AM
 LOWEST     40           500 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 28 2012...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 29 2012...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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