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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         81    345 PM  91    1941  72      9       86       
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  34    1926  50     14       53       
  AVERAGE         73                        61     12       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 2009   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      2.20   0.09     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.89                      7.84   5.05     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.22                     10.02   6.20    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       107     42       37       
  SINCE MAR 1   1682                      1352    330      776       
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6237    -28     4996       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        15      2       42       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        26      3       86       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        26      3       86       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      2011                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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