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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
153 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         73    316 PM  94    1956  71      2       82
  MINIMUM         53    145 AM  35    2008  49      4       61
                                      1946
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.26 1933   0.15  -0.15     0.20
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.74   0.23     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      7.38   0.94     6.48
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                      9.56   0.74     9.73

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        90    -59       98
  SINCE MAR 1    770                      1335   -565     1342
  SINCE JUL 1   4990                      6220  -1230     6284

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        12     25       39
  SINCE MAR 1     81                        23     58       44
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        23     58       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM
 LOWEST     41           300 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1938


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT
MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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