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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         65    252 PM  89    1968  68     -3       43
  MINIMUM         44    535 AM  32    2013  46     -2       32
                                      2005
                                      1970
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.43 1993   0.15  -0.14     0.62
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.29  -0.27     0.62
  SINCE MAR 1      5.30                      5.93  -0.63    11.66
  SINCE JAN 1      6.63                      8.11  -1.48    15.12

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                         9      1       27
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        18     11       33
  SINCE MAR 1   1455                      1263    192     1566
  SINCE JUL 1   6967                      6148    819     6093

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        13     -5       12
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        13     -5       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM
 LOWEST     36           400 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2014...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
MAY  4 2014...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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