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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
203 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         80   1222 PM  94    1956  71      9       58
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  34    2013  49      3       34
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.53R         1.26 1933   0.15   1.38     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.71                      1.74   1.97     2.29
  SINCE MAR 1      9.02                      7.38   1.64    13.33
  SINCE JAN 1     10.35                      9.56   0.79    16.79

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       19
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        90    -27      140
  SINCE MAR 1   1489                      1335    154     1673
  SINCE JUL 1   7001                      6220    781     6200

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        12      7        0
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        23      4       12
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        23      4       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM
 LOWEST     74          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1938


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2014...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
MAY 14 2014...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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