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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         91    358 PM  92    1988  72     19       78       
  MINIMUM         56    403 AM  37    1966  50      6       45       
  AVERAGE         74                        61     13       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1945   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      2.05   0.24     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.89                      7.69   5.20     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.22                      9.87   6.35    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       102     47       37       
  SINCE MAR 1   1682                      1347    335      776       
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6232    -23     4996       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        14     -5       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        25     -4       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        25     -4       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         

                                                                     
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    83           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1926                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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