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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         77   1236 PM 102    1934  77      0       72       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  39    1947  55      7       45       
  AVERAGE         70                        66      4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.62 2004   0.16   0.19     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.81                      4.54   5.27     2.06    
  SINCE MAR 1     20.41                     10.18  10.23     8.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.74                     12.36  11.38    10.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       164     21       55       
  SINCE MAR 1   1718                      1409    309      794       
  SINCE JUL 1   6245                      6294    -49     5014       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        51     11      110       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        62     12      154       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        62     12      154       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 2013..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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