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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2009


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2009


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    459 PM 103    1934  78      1       82       
  MINIMUM         45    503 AM  40    1930  58    -13       57       
  AVERAGE         62                        68     -6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.00 1987   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.08                      4.56   0.52     4.93    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.26                     10.19   3.07    13.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.19                     12.35   1.84    16.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       148      7      207       
  SINCE MAR 1   1395                      1348     47     1570       
  SINCE JUL 1   6487                      6135    352     6641       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        82    -51       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        90    -55       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        90    -55       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2009..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2009..........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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