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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         50    213 PM  97    1926  68    -18       75
  MINIMUM         42    617 AM  32    1966  45     -3       43
  AVERAGE         46                        56    -10       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.81 1973   0.14  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.14  -0.13     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      5.29                      5.78  -0.49    11.04
  SINCE JAN 1      6.62                      7.96  -1.34    14.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                         9     10        6
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         9     10        6
  SINCE MAR 1   1445                      1254    191     1539
  SINCE JUL 1   6957                      6139    818     6066

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        12     -4       12
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        12     -4       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM
 LOWEST     71           200 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1968
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2013
                                             2005
                                             1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2014...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
MAY  3 2014...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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