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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
157 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         73    334 PM  95    1926  75     -2       80       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  36    1925  54      7       65       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          1.82 1937   0.16   0.22     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.72                      3.91  -0.19     4.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.72                      9.55  -2.83    10.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.88                     11.73  -3.85    13.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       153    -43      159       
  SINCE MAR 1   1226                      1398   -172     1585       
  SINCE JUL 1   6357                      6283     74     7098       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        39      9       52       
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        50     -1       60       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        50     -1       60       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2015...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2015...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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