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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
219 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         74    300 PM  91    1941  72      2       56       
  MINIMUM         55    256 AM  34    1926  50      5       41       
  AVERAGE         65                        61      4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.26 2009   0.15  -0.14     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      2.20  -0.24     3.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.96                      7.84  -2.88    10.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.12                     10.02  -3.90    12.84    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       107    -56      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1167                      1352   -185     1537       
  SINCE JUL 1   6298                      6237     61     7050       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        15     12       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        26      2       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        26      2       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      2011                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2015...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2015...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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