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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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    321 PM  91    1934  70     -2       87
  MINIMUM         44    451 AM  31    1947  48     -4       63
  AVERAGE         56                        59     -3       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1950   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.29   0.68     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      6.93   1.39     5.87
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                      9.11   1.19     9.12

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        71    -48       98
  SINCE MAR 1    762                      1316   -554     1342
  SINCE JUL 1   4982                      6201  -1219     6284

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       10
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         9     24       10
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        20     57       15
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        20     57       15
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     45           500 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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