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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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    344 PM  91    1926  69      1       66       
  MINIMUM         45    557 AM  33    1944  47     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        58      0       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1933   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.71  -0.69     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      6.35  -1.02    12.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.66                      8.53  -1.87    16.38    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        42     11       86       
  SINCE MAR 1   1479                      1287    192     1619       
  SINCE JUL 1   6991                      6172    819     6146       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        16     -8       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        16     -8       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      2006                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2014...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2014...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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