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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         68    216 PM  92    1934  70     -2       78
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  35    2010  48      0       48
                                      1980
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.28 1996   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.14   0.83     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      6.78   1.54     5.87
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                      8.96   1.34     9.12

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        2
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        64    -50       98
  SINCE MAR 1    753                      1309   -556     1342
  SINCE JUL 1   4973                      6194  -1221     6284

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         8     25        0
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        19     58        5
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        19     58        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM
 LOWEST     42           300 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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