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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         67    345 PM  88    1949  69     -2       61       
  MINIMUM         47    447 AM  28    2005  46      1       39       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1977   0.14  -0.14     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.57  -0.55     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      6.21  -0.88    12.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.66                      8.39  -1.73    16.38    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         8      0       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        34     12       77       
  SINCE MAR 1   1472                      1279    193     1610       
  SINCE JUL 1   6984                      6164    820     6137       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        15     -7       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        15     -7       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2014...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2014...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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