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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
200 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         83    427 PM  90    1987  73     10       79
  MINIMUM         62    531 AM  38    2002  52     10       60
                                      1931
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.44 1982   0.15  -0.15     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    3.93                      2.97   0.96     3.35
  SINCE MAR 1      9.24                      8.61   0.63    14.39
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                     10.79  -0.22    17.85

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       131     23      149
  SINCE MAR 1   1580                      1376    204     1682
  SINCE JUL 1   7092                      6261    831     6209

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        5
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        25      4       44
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        36      1       56
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        36      1       56
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           800 PM
 LOWEST     51           200 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2014...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT
MAY 22 2014...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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