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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
145 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         79    502 PM  90    1996  73      6       62       
  MINIMUM         61    401 AM  36    2009  51     10       37       
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.50 1900   0.15  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      2.51  -0.43     3.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.08                      8.15  -3.07    10.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.24                     10.33  -4.09    12.84    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       117    -66      146       
  SINCE MAR 1   1167                      1362   -195     1572       
  SINCE JUL 1   6298                      6247     51     7085       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        19     20       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        30     10       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        30     10       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2015...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2015...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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