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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77    247 PM  95    1934  69      8       71       
  MINIMUM         46    440 AM  26    1931  47     -1       55       
  AVERAGE         62                        58      4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.32 1962   0.14  -0.14     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      1.00   0.88     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.48                      6.64   5.84     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.81                      8.82   6.99    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        57     36        7       
  SINCE MAR 1   1626                      1302    324      746       
  SINCE JUL 1   6153                      6187    -34     4966       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        18     -6       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        18     -6       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      2010                    
                                             1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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