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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         92    305 PM  95    1926  75     17       65       
  MINIMUM         62    448 AM  36    1925  54      8       48       
  AVERAGE         77                        65     12       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.82 1937   0.16  -0.16     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      3.91  -1.86     4.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.39                      9.55  -1.16    10.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.37                     11.73  -1.36    13.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       153   -104      188       
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1398   -610     1432       
  SINCE JUL 1   5008                      6283  -1275     6374       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         3      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        39     45       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    128                        50     78       64       
  SINCE JAN 1    128                        50     78       64       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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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 2012...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2012...........SUNRISE   541 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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