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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
154 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66    421 PM  91    1926  69     -3       84       
  MINIMUM         46    648 AM  33    1944  47     -1       64       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1933   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      0.71   1.17     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.49                      6.35   6.14     7.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.82                      8.53   7.29     9.75    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        42     44        5       
  SINCE MAR 1   1619                      1287    332      744       
  SINCE JUL 1   6146                      6172    -26     4964       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        16     -4       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        16     -4       70       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      2006                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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