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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
131 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         61   1118 PM  92    1988  72    -11       56       
  MINIMUM         52    739 AM  37    1966  50      2       39       
  AVERAGE         57                        61     -4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39          1.90 1945   0.15   0.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      2.05  -0.10     3.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.95                      7.69  -2.74     9.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.11                      9.87  -3.76    12.62    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       102    -51       95       
  SINCE MAR 1   1167                      1347   -180     1521       
  SINCE JUL 1   6298                      6232     66     7034       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        14     13       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        25      3       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        25      3       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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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 2015...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2015...........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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