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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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    245 PM  98    1939  75     11       81       
  MINIMUM         56   1151 PM  37    1931  53      3       57       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.85 1907   0.16  -0.16     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      3.59  -1.62     2.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.31                      9.23  -0.92     8.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.29                     11.41  -1.12    11.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       147    -98      176       
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1392   -604     1420       
  SINCE JUL 1   5008                      6277  -1269     6362       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        33     38       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    115                        44     71       64       
  SINCE JAN 1    115                        44     71       64       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        32      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2012...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2012...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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