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CDUS43 KDMX 010855
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
351 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         76    353 PM 103    1934  77     -1       59       
  MINIMUM         60    443 AM  40    1930  56      4       48       
  AVERAGE         68                        66      2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.00 1987   0.17  -0.16     0.97    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.82                      4.71   5.11     3.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     20.42                     10.35  10.07     9.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.75                     12.53  11.22    11.51    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       166     19       66       
  SINCE MAR 1   1718                      1411    307      805       
  SINCE JUL 1   6245                      6296    -51     5025       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        53     12      110       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        64     13      154       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        64     13      154       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        41      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2013..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2013..........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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