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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         80    550 PM  95    1926  75      5       64       
  MINIMUM         65    512 AM  36    1925  54     11       51       
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.82 1937   0.16  -0.14     1.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      3.91   0.28     6.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.50                      9.55  -0.05    17.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.83                     11.73  -0.90    21.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       153      6      185       
  SINCE MAR 1   1585                      1398    187     1718       
  SINCE JUL 1   7097                      6283    814     6245       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        39     13       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     60                        50     10       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     60                        50     10       56       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2014...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2014...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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