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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
204 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         78    447 PM  90    1998  73      5       85
  MINIMUM         55    515 AM  34    2002  52      3       62
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.30 1898   0.16  -0.16     0.86
  MONTH TO DATE    3.93                      2.82   1.11     3.26
  SINCE MAR 1      9.24                      8.46   0.78    14.30
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                     10.64  -0.07    17.76

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       127     27      149
  SINCE MAR 1   1580                      1372    208     1682
  SINCE JUL 1   7092                      6257    835     6209

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        9
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        23     -2       39
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        34     -5       51
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        34     -5       51
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3


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    61           400 AM
 LOWEST     47           500 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        38      2002
                                             1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2014...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT
MAY 21 2014...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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