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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         70    445 PM  93    1939  74     -4       85       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  35    1931  53      0       59       
  AVERAGE         62                        64     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.69 1995   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.44                      3.43   0.01     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.04                      9.07   4.97     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.37                     11.25   6.12    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       143     16       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1692                      1388    304      788       
  SINCE JUL 1   6219                      6273    -54     5008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        31     13       65       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        42     14      109       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        42     14      109       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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