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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39   1159 PM  88    1949  68    -29       80       
  MINIMUM         32    713 AM  24    2005  46    -14       66       
  AVERAGE         36                        57    -21       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.12          2.08 1984   0.14   0.98     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      0.43   1.31     0.61    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.35                      6.07   6.28     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.68                      8.25   7.43     9.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                         8     21        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        26     36        5       
  SINCE MAR 1   1595                      1271    324      744       
  SINCE JUL 1   6122                      6156    -34     4964       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        14     -2       55       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        14     -2       55       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     89           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      2005                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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