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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         64    426 PM  95    1926  75    -11       92       
  MINIMUM         51    600 AM  36    1925  54     -3       62       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.47          1.82 1937   0.16   1.31      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.89                      3.91   2.98     2.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.49                      9.55   7.94     8.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.82                     11.73   9.09    10.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       153     32       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1718                      1398    320      788       
  SINCE JUL 1   6245                      6283    -38     5008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        39      5       84       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        50      6      128       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        50      6      128       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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