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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         76   1203 PM  92    1934  70      6       68       
  MINIMUM         51    415 AM  35    2010  48      3       48       
                                      1980                          
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.28 1996   0.14  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      1.14   0.75     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.49                      6.78   5.71     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.82                      8.96   6.86    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        64     30       14       
  SINCE MAR 1   1627                      1309    318      753       
  SINCE JUL 1   6154                      6194    -40     4973       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        19     -7       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        19     -7       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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