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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         62    526 PM  90    1996  73    -11       78       
  MINIMUM         37    458 AM  36    2009  51    -14       58       
  AVERAGE         50                        62    -12       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1900   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.93                      2.51   1.42     2.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.24                      8.15   1.09    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                     10.33   0.24    16.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         5     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       117     29      149       
  SINCE MAR 1   1572                      1362    210     1682       
  SINCE JUL 1   7084                      6247    837     6209       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        19      0       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        30     -3       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        30     -3       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2014...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2014...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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