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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         69    242 PM  98    1939  75     -6       86       
  MINIMUM         45    518 AM  37    1931  53     -8       56       
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.85 1907   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.44                      3.59  -0.15     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.04                      9.23   4.81     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.37                     11.41   5.96    10.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       147     20       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1700                      1392    308      788       
  SINCE JUL 1   6227                      6277    -50     5008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        33     11       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        44     12      115       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        44     12      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        32      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 26 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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