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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         78    448 PM  92    1988  72      6       52
  MINIMUM         45    518 AM  37    1966  50     -5       46
  AVERAGE         62                        61      1       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1945   0.15  -0.15     0.20
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.05  -0.08     1.08
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      7.69   0.63     6.81
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                      9.87   0.43    10.06

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3       16
  MONTH TO DATE   37                       102    -65      122
  SINCE MAR 1    776                      1347   -571     1366
  SINCE JUL 1   4996                      6232  -1236     6308

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        14     23       39
  SINCE MAR 1     81                        25     56       44
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        25     56       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     24           100 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1926


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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