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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         56        MM  92    1988  72    -16       91        
  MINIMUM         39        MM  37    1966  50    -11       56        
  AVERAGE         48                        61    -13       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1945   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.71                      2.05   1.66     2.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.02                      7.69   1.33    13.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.35                      9.87   0.48    16.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         6     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       102     -7      149       
  SINCE MAR 1   1521                      1347    174     1682       
  SINCE JUL 1   7033                      6232    801     6209       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        14      5        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        25      2       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        25      2       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
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    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1926                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2014...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2014...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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