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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         75    952 AM  90    1987  73      2       72
  MINIMUM         51   1042 PM  38    2002  52     -1       61
                                      1931
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.44 1982   0.15  -0.15     0.43
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.97  -1.00     1.77
  SINCE MAR 1      8.31                      8.61  -0.30     7.50
  SINCE JAN 1     10.29                     10.79  -0.50    10.75

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   43                       131    -88      176
  SINCE MAR 1    782                      1376   -594     1420
  SINCE JUL 1   5002                      6261  -1259     6362

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        25     33       41
  SINCE MAR 1    102                        36     66       46
  SINCE JAN 1    102                        36     66       46
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77          1000 PM
 LOWEST     47           600 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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