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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         39   1159 PM  88    1949  68    -29       80
  MINIMUM         32    713 AM  24    2005  46    -14       66
  AVERAGE         36                        57    -21       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.12          2.08 1984   0.14   0.98     0.11
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      0.43   1.31     0.61
  SINCE MAR 1     12.35                      6.07   6.28     6.95
  SINCE JAN 1     15.68                      8.25   7.43     9.09

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       29                         8     21        0
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        26     36        5
  SINCE MAR 1   1595                      1271    324      744
  SINCE JUL 1   6122                      6156    -34     4964

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       11
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        14     -2       55
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        14     -2       55
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1200 PM
 LOWEST     89           700 AM
 AVERAGE    93

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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