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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
154 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         72    353 PM 102    1934  77     -5       87
  MINIMUM         45    503 AM  39    1947  55    -10       68
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.62 2004   0.16  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      4.54  -2.47     5.70
  SINCE MAR 1      8.41                     10.18  -1.77    11.43
  SINCE JAN 1     10.39                     12.36  -1.97    14.68

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   55                       164   -109      200
  SINCE MAR 1    794                      1409   -615     1444
  SINCE JUL 1   5014                      6294  -1280     6386

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       13
  MONTH TO DATE  110                        51     59       74
  SINCE MAR 1    154                        62     92       79
  SINCE JAN 1    154                        62     92       79
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       103      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1930


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2012...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
JUNE  1 2012..........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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