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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         80    334 PM  91    1926  69     11       70       
  MINIMUM         59    556 AM  33    1944  47     12       45       
  AVERAGE         70                        58     12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.43 1933   0.14  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      0.71   0.46     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.17                      6.35  -2.18     6.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.33                      8.53  -3.20     8.93    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        42    -29       53       
  SINCE MAR 1   1129                      1287   -158     1479       
  SINCE JUL 1   6260                      6172     88     6992       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         5      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        16     -1        8       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        16     -1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      2006                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2015...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2015...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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