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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         70    334 PM  88    1949  68      2       39
  MINIMUM         42    459 AM  24    2005  46     -4       32
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.08 1984   0.14  -0.14     1.12
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.43  -0.41     1.74
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      6.07  -0.74    12.78
  SINCE JAN 1      6.66                      8.25  -1.59    16.24

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1       29
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        26     12       62
  SINCE MAR 1   1464                      1271    193     1595
  SINCE JUL 1   6976                      6156    820     6122

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        14     -6       12
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        14     -6       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM
 LOWEST     28           200 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2014...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
MAY  5 2014...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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