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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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    448 PM  92    1940  71      2       74       
  MINIMUM         38    518 AM  31    1938  50    -12       50       
  AVERAGE         56                        60     -4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1908   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.90   0.39     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.89                      7.54   5.35     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.22                      9.72   6.50    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                        96     53       34       
  SINCE MAR 1   1682                      1341    341      773       
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6226    -17     4993       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        24    -12       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        24    -12       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
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    70           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        37      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2013...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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