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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         79        MM  90    1987  73      6       75        
  MINIMUM         60        MM  38    2002  52      8       51        
                                      1931                          
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.44 1982   0.15  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.35                      2.97   0.38     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.95                      8.61   5.34     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.28                     10.79   6.49    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       131     18       43       
  SINCE MAR 1   1682                      1376    306      782       
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6261    -52     5002       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        25     19       58       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        36     20      102       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        36     20      102       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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