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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         84    337 PM  91    1926  69     15       61
  MINIMUM         64    221 AM  33    1944  47     17       47
  AVERAGE         74                        58     16       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1933   0.14  -0.14     0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      0.71   0.57     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      7.63                      6.35   1.28     5.87
  SINCE JAN 1      9.61                      8.53   1.08     9.12

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       11
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        42    -37       86
  SINCE MAR 1    744                      1287   -543     1330
  SINCE JUL 1   4964                      6172  -1208     6272

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         5     21        0
  SINCE MAR 1     70                        16     54        5
  SINCE JAN 1     70                        16     54        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     69           300 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      2006


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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