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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         86    351 PM  91    1941  72     14       62
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  34    1926  50      3       42
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 2009   0.15  -0.15     0.26
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.20  -0.23     1.34
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      7.84   0.48     7.07
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                     10.02   0.28    10.32

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       13
  MONTH TO DATE   37                       107    -70      135
  SINCE MAR 1    776                      1352   -576     1379
  SINCE JUL 1   4996                      6237  -1241     6321

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        15     27       39
  SINCE MAR 1     86                        26     60       44
  SINCE JAN 1     86                        26     60       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3


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    57           400 AM
 LOWEST     27           300 PM
 AVERAGE    42

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1931
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      2011


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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