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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         77    351 PM  90    1996  73      4       66
  MINIMUM         53    538 AM  36    2009  51      2       39
  AVERAGE         65                        62      3       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1900   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.51  -0.54     1.34
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      8.15   0.17     7.07
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                     10.33  -0.03    10.32

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       12
  MONTH TO DATE   41                       117    -76      163
  SINCE MAR 1    780                      1362   -582     1407
  SINCE JUL 1   5000                      6247  -1247     6349

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        19     23       39
  SINCE MAR 1     86                        30     56       44
  SINCE JAN 1     86                        30     56       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1


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    66           300 AM
 LOWEST     27           500 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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