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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         85    431 PM  92    1962  73     12       70
  MINIMUM         55   1224 AM  34    2002  51      4       41
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.23 1927   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.66  -0.69     1.34
  SINCE MAR 1      8.31                      8.30   0.01     7.07
  SINCE JAN 1     10.29                     10.48  -0.19    10.32

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        9
  MONTH TO DATE   41                       122    -81      172
  SINCE MAR 1    780                      1367   -587     1416
  SINCE JUL 1   5000                      6252  -1252     6358

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        21     26       39
  SINCE MAR 1     91                        32     59       44
  SINCE JAN 1     91                        32     59       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2


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           500 AM
 LOWEST     37           200 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT
MAY 20 2012...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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