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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2018

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         84    236 PM 102    1934  77      7       78       
  MINIMUM         67    543 AM  39    1947  55     12       47       
  AVERAGE         76                        66     10       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.62 2004   0.16  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.41                      4.54  -1.13     2.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.24                     10.18  -3.94    10.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.79                     12.36  -3.57    12.46    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                       164   -146      159       
  SINCE MAR 1   1516                      1409    107     1196       
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6294    -85     5003       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                        51    119       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                        62    112       61       
  SINCE JAN 1    174                        62    112       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2018...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 2018..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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