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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
239 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         69    246 PM  92    1940  71     -2       57       
  MINIMUM         44    546 AM  31    1938  50     -6       42       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.65 1908   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      1.90  -0.34     3.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.56                      7.54  -2.98     9.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.72                      9.72  -4.00    12.62    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        96    -53       78       
  SINCE MAR 1   1159                      1341   -182     1504       
  SINCE JUL 1   6290                      6226     64     7017       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        13     14       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        24      4       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        24      4       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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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 2015...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2015...........SUNRISE   552 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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