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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         82    413 PM  92    1962  73      9       85       
  MINIMUM         59    522 AM  34    2002  51      8       55       
  AVERAGE         71                        62      9       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.23 1927   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      2.66  -0.26     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.00                      8.30   4.70     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.33                     10.48   5.85    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       122     27       41       
  SINCE MAR 1   1682                      1367    315      780       
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6252    -43     5000       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        21      9       47       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        32     10       91       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        32     10       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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