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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    244 PM  89    1968  68     15       63       
  MINIMUM         61    741 PM  32    2013  46     15       39       
                                      2005                          
                                      1970                          
  AVERAGE         72                        57     15       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.25          4.43 1993   0.15   1.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      0.29   0.96     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      5.93  -1.85     8.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.63                      8.11  -1.48     9.87    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       32       
  SINCE MAR 1   1498                      1263    235     1069       
  SINCE JUL 1   6191                      6148     43     4876       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         2     12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        13      5       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        13      5       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2005                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2018...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2018...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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