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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         88    434 PM  95    1934  69     19       77       
  MINIMUM         58    337 AM  26    1931  47     11       46       
  AVERAGE         73                        58     15       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.32 1962   0.14  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.00  -0.94     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.37                      6.64  -1.27    12.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      8.82  -2.12    16.38    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        57     -1       93       
  SINCE MAR 1   1482                      1302    180     1626       
  SINCE JUL 1   6994                      6187    807     6153       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         7      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        18     -2       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        18     -2       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      2010                    
                                             1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2014...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2014...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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