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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
156 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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    459 PM  94    1956  71    -13       73       
  MINIMUM         34R   439 AM  35    2008  49    -15       53       
                                      1946                          
  AVERAGE         46                        60    -14       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1933   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.74   0.55     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.89                      7.38   5.51     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.22                      9.56   6.66    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         6     13        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                        90     50       31       
  SINCE MAR 1   1673                      1335    338      770       
  SINCE JUL 1   6200                      6220    -20     4990       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        23    -11       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        23    -11       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1938                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2013...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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