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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
147 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         74    459 PM  92    1940  71      3       64       
  MINIMUM         50   1023 PM  31    1938  50      0       50       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1908   0.16  -0.16     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.90   0.07     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      7.54   0.78     6.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                      9.72   0.58     9.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        96    -62      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    773                      1341   -568     1350       
  SINCE JUL 1   4993                      6226  -1233     6292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        13     24       39       
  SINCE MAR 1     81                        24     57       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        24     57       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         

                                                                     
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   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        37      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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