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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
158 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         65    204 PM  95    1925  74     -9       80       
  MINIMUM         52    430 AM  34    1963  53     -1       48       
  AVERAGE         59                        63     -4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.67 1917   0.15  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.44                      3.28   0.16     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.04                      8.92   5.12     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.37                     11.10   6.27    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       139     17       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1689                      1384    305      788       
  SINCE JUL 1   6216                      6269    -53     5008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        29     15       58       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        40     16      102       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        40     16      102       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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