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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    548 PM  91    1931  72      2       63
  MINIMUM         47    502 AM  35    2011  51     -4       35
  AVERAGE         61                        61      0       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1896   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.36  -0.39     1.34
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      8.00   0.32     7.07
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                     10.18   0.12    10.32

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1       16
  MONTH TO DATE   41                       112    -71      151
  SINCE MAR 1    780                      1357   -577     1395
  SINCE JUL 1   5000                      6242  -1242     6337

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        17     25       39
  SINCE MAR 1     86                        28     58       44
  SINCE JAN 1     86                        28     58       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


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    76           500 AM
 LOWEST     29           300 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT
MAY 18 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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