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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         57    530 PM  92    1940  71    -14       73       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  31    1938  50     -8       38       
  AVERAGE         50                        60    -10       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1908   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.71                      1.90   1.81     2.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.02                      7.54   1.48    13.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.35                      9.72   0.63    16.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        96    -18      149       
  SINCE MAR 1   1504                      1341    163     1682       
  SINCE JUL 1   7016                      6226    790     6209       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        13      6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        24      3       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        24      3       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        37      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2014...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2014...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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