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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         71   1208 PM  89    1968  68      3       65
  MINIMUM         52    149 AM  32    2013  46      6       44
                                      2005
                                      1970
  AVERAGE         62                        57      5       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.14          4.43 1993   0.15  -0.01     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.29  -0.15     0.02
  SINCE MAR 1      3.14                      5.93  -2.79     6.12
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      8.11  -3.81     8.93

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                         9     -6       10
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        18     -5       29
  SINCE MAR 1   1129                      1263   -134     1455
  SINCE JUL 1   6260                      6148    112     6968

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        13    -12        8
  SINCE JAN 1      1                        13    -12        8
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM
 LOWEST     42           900 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2015...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
MAY  4 2015...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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