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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         81    253 PM 103    1934  76      5       77
  MINIMUM         51    249 AM  33    1947  55     -4       56
  AVERAGE         66                        66      0       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1982   0.16  -0.16     0.90
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      4.38  -2.33     5.70
  SINCE MAR 1      8.39                     10.02  -1.63    11.43
  SINCE JAN 1     10.37                     12.20  -1.83    14.68

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       162   -113      200
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1407   -619     1444
  SINCE JUL 1   5008                      6292  -1284     6386

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        2
  MONTH TO DATE  110                        48     62       61
  SINCE MAR 1    154                        59     95       66
  SINCE JAN 1    154                        59     95       66
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


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    89           300 AM
 LOWEST     23           400 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       102      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 30 2012...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT
MAY 31 2012...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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