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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         57    345 PM  93    1953  75    -18       80       
  MINIMUM         50    919 AM  32    1925  54     -4       51       
  AVERAGE         54                        64    -10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.98          1.99 2011   0.16   1.82     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.42                      3.75   1.67     2.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.02                      9.39   6.63     8.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.35                     11.57   7.78    10.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       150     28       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1711                      1395    316      788       
  SINCE JUL 1   6238                      6280    -42     5008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        36      8       72       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        47      9      116       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        47      9      116       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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