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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015


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    225 PM  92    2011  70     -1       80       
  MINIMUM         59    909 AM  30    1966  49     10       48       
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39          2.80 2001   0.15   0.24      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      1.44   0.12     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.56                      7.08  -2.52     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.72                      9.26  -3.54     8.97    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        78    -60       63       
  SINCE MAR 1   1134                      1323   -189     1489       
  SINCE JUL 1   6265                      6208     57     7002       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        10     17       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        21      7       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        21      7       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
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   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      1981                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2015...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2015...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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