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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         52   1249 AM  90    1987  73    -21       83       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  38    2002  52     -9       62       
                                      1931                          
  AVERAGE         48                        63    -15       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          2.44 1982   0.15   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      2.97  -0.66     3.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.31                      8.61  -3.30    10.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.47                     10.79  -4.32    12.84    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         4     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                       131    -35      154       
  SINCE MAR 1   1212                      1376   -164     1580       
  SINCE JUL 1   6343                      6261     82     7093       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        25     14       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        36      4       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        36      4       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2015...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2015...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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