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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         73    431 PM  97    1934  69      4       81       
  MINIMUM         48    436 AM  30    2006  47      1       62       
  AVERAGE         61                        58      3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1960   0.15  -0.15     0.65    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      0.86   1.02     1.92    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.48                      6.50   5.98     8.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.81                      8.68   7.13    10.40    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        50     40        5       
  SINCE MAR 1   1623                      1295    328      744       
  SINCE JUL 1   6150                      6180    -30     4964       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        17     -5       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        17     -5       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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