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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         79    336 PM  91    1931  72      7       74
  MINIMUM         58    408 AM  35    2011  51      7       47
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.10 1896   0.16  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      2.36   0.04     1.96
  SINCE MAR 1     13.00                      8.00   5.00     8.30
  SINCE JAN 1     16.33                     10.18   6.15    10.44

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        4
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       112     37       41
  SINCE MAR 1   1682                      1357    325      780
  SINCE JUL 1   6209                      6242    -33     5000

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        17      4       42
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        28      5       86
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        28      5       86
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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