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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
234 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         72    435 PM  92    2011  70      2       92
  MINIMUM         45    520 AM  30    1966  49     -4       68
  AVERAGE         59                        59      0       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.80 2001   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.44   0.53     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      7.08   1.24     5.87
  SINCE JAN 1     10.30                      9.26   1.04     9.12

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        78    -49       98
  SINCE MAR 1    768                      1323   -555     1342
  SINCE JUL 1   4988                      6208  -1220     6284

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       15
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        10     23       25
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        21     56       30
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        21     56       30
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM
 LOWEST     44           300 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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