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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         83    417 PM  97    1926  68     15       51
  MINIMUM         61    546 AM  32    1966  45     16       42
  AVERAGE         72                        56     16       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.81 1973   0.14  -0.14     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.14  -0.14     0.02
  SINCE MAR 1      2.83                      5.78  -2.95     8.28
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      7.96  -2.58     9.87

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       18
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       18
  SINCE MAR 1   1498                      1254    244     1055
  SINCE JUL 1   6191                      6139     52     4862

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         1      6        0
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        12     -1       15
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        12     -1       15
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61          1000 PM
 LOWEST     43           400 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1968
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2013
                                             2005
                                             1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2018...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
MAY  3 2018...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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