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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         75   1015 AM  91    1926  71      4       58       
  MINIMUM         59    149 PM  34    1981  49     10       41       
  AVERAGE         67                        60      7       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.12          2.13 2002   0.15   1.97     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      1.59   0.59     2.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.49                      7.23   0.26    13.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.82                      9.41  -0.59    16.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        84    -21      121       
  SINCE MAR 1   1489                      1329    160     1654       
  SINCE JUL 1   7001                      6214    787     6181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        11      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        22      4       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        22      4       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      2013                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2014...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2014...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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