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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
451 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         89    357 PM  93    2006  76     13       71
  MINIMUM         56   1141 PM  35    1928  55      1       54
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.95 1908   0.16  -0.16     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      4.22  -2.17     4.80
  SINCE MAR 1      8.39                      9.86  -1.47    10.53
  SINCE JAN 1     10.37                     12.04  -1.67    13.78

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       159   -110      200
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1404   -616     1444
  SINCE JUL 1   5008                      6289  -1281     6386

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  109                        45     64       59
  SINCE MAR 1    153                        56     97       64
  SINCE JAN 1    153                        56     97       64
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           700 AM
 LOWEST     27           600 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76       103      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 29 2012...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT
MAY 30 2012...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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