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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         43    218 AM  89    1968  68    -25       75
  MINIMUM         32   1059 PM  32    2005  46    -14       60
                                      1970
  AVERAGE         38                        57    -19       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.62          4.43 1993   0.15   0.47     0.47
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.29   0.33     0.50
  SINCE MAR 1     11.23                      5.93   5.30     6.84
  SINCE JAN 1     14.56                      8.11   6.45     8.98

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       27                         9     18        0
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        18     15        5
  SINCE MAR 1   1566                      1263    303      744
  SINCE JUL 1   6093                      6148    -55     4964

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        3
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        13     -1       47
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        13     -1       47
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM
 LOWEST     70           200 AM
 AVERAGE    81

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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 2013...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
MAY  4 2013...........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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