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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         67   1205 AM  91    1926  71     -4       75
  MINIMUM         49   1146 PM  34    1981  49      0       59
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 2002   0.15  -0.15     2.12
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      1.59  -0.03     2.18
  SINCE MAR 1      4.56                      7.23  -2.67     8.28
  SINCE JAN 1      5.72                      9.41  -3.69    11.09

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        84    -59       63
  SINCE MAR 1   1141                      1329   -188     1489
  SINCE JUL 1   6272                      6214     58     7002

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        11     16       18
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        22      6       26
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        22      6       26
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     59           200 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      2013


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2015...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY 13 2015...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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