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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         85    319 PM  92    1934  74     11       75
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  33    1931  52      9       53
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.71 1949   0.16  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.94                      3.13   0.81     3.35
  SINCE MAR 1      9.25                      8.77   0.48    14.39
  SINCE JAN 1     10.58                     10.95  -0.37    17.85

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        1
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       135     19      150
  SINCE MAR 1   1580                      1380    200     1683
  SINCE JUL 1   7092                      6265    827     6210

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        27     10       44
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        38      7       56
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        38      7       56
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     37           300 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2014...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 23 2014...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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