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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         69    332 PM  91    1934  70     -1       68       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  31    1947  48      9       44       
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          2.05 1950   0.15   0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      1.29   0.89     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.78                      6.93   5.85     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.11                      9.11   7.00    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        71     25       23       
  SINCE MAR 1   1629                      1316    313      762       
  SINCE JUL 1   6156                      6201    -45     4982       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        20     -8       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        20     -8       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2013...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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