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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         80    306 PM  93    2006  76      4       89       
  MINIMUM         61    633 PM  35    1928  55      6       56       
  AVERAGE         71                        65      6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.97          3.95 1908   0.16   1.81      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    9.23                      4.22   5.01     2.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     19.83                      9.86   9.97     8.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.16                     12.04  11.12    10.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       159     26       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1718                      1404    314      788       
  SINCE JUL 1   6245                      6289    -44     5008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        45      5      109       
  SINCE MAR 1     62                        56      6      153       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        56      6      153       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         

                                                                     
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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
MAY 30 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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