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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         71    332 PM  93    1977  76     -5       91       
  MINIMUM         59    602 AM  39    1992  54      5       72       
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          2.61 1973   0.15   0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.26                      4.06   3.20     2.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.86                      9.70   8.16     8.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.19                     11.88   9.31    10.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       156     29       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1718                      1401    317      788       
  SINCE JUL 1   6245                      6286    -41     5008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        42      2      101       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        53      3      145       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        53      3      145       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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