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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         78    252 PM  90    1996  73      5       77       
  MINIMUM         58    432 AM  36    2009  51      7       53       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1900   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      2.51  -0.11     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.00                      8.15   4.85     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.33                     10.33   6.00    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       117     32       41       
  SINCE MAR 1   1682                      1362    320      780       
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6247    -38     5000       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        19      5       42       
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        30      6       86       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        30      6       86       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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