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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
141 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         87    249 PM 103    1934  77     10       76       
  MINIMUM         68    501 AM  40    1930  56     12       60       
  AVERAGE         78                        66     12       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.00 1987   0.17  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.20                      4.71  -0.51     9.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.51                     10.35  -0.84    20.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.84                     12.53  -1.69    24.32    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       166     -7      185       
  SINCE MAR 1   1585                      1411    174     1718       
  SINCE JUL 1   7097                      6296    801     6245       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        53     50       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    111                        64     47       77       
  SINCE JAN 1    111                        64     47       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  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                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        41      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2014..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2014..........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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