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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         85    133 PM  90    1998  73     12       86       
  MINIMUM         62   1045 PM  34    2002  52     10       66       
  AVERAGE         74                        62     12       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.86          2.30 1898   0.16   0.70     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.26                      2.82   0.44     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.86                      8.46   5.40     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.19                     10.64   6.55    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       127     22       41       
  SINCE MAR 1   1682                      1372    310      780       
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6257    -48     5000       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        23     16       58       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        34     17      102       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        34     17      102       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        38      2002                    
                                             1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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