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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         81    519 PM  93    1953  75      6       57       
  MINIMUM         60    210 AM  32    1925  54      6       50       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.99 2011   0.16   0.03     1.98    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.17                      3.75   0.42     5.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.48                      9.39   0.09    16.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.81                     11.57  -0.76    19.92    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       150      9      178       
  SINCE MAR 1   1585                      1395    190     1711       
  SINCE JUL 1   7097                      6280    817     6238       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        36      8       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        47      5       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        47      5       56       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2014...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2014...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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