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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         58    228 PM  91    1926  71    -13       82       
  MINIMUM         41   1034 PM  34    1981  49     -8       56       
  AVERAGE         50                        60    -10       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 2002   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.59   0.70     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.89                      7.23   5.66     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.22                      9.41   6.81    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        84     37       29       
  SINCE MAR 1   1654                      1329    325      768       
  SINCE JUL 1   6181                      6214    -33     4988       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        22    -10       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        22    -10       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      2008                    
                                             1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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