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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         61    519 PM  92    2011  70     -9       72       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  30    1966  49     -1       45       
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.80 2001   0.15  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.44   0.85     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.89                      7.08   5.81     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.22                      9.26   6.96    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        78     28       29       
  SINCE MAR 1   1639                      1323    316      768       
  SINCE JUL 1   6166                      6208    -42     4988       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        21     -9       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        21     -9       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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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 2013...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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