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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         82    235 PM  91    1926  71     11       81
  MINIMUM         56    536 AM  34    1981  49      7       63
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 2002   0.15  -0.15     0.41
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.59   0.38     0.55
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      7.23   1.09     6.28
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                      9.41   0.89     9.53

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        84    -55       98
  SINCE MAR 1    768                      1329   -561     1342
  SINCE JUL 1   4988                      6214  -1226     6284

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        7
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        11     26       32
  SINCE MAR 1     81                        22     59       37
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        22     59       37
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM
 LOWEST     42           100 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      2008
                                             1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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