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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         48   1240 AM  92    1930  60    -12       58       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  19    1973  37      3       25       
  AVERAGE         44                        49     -5       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.78R         1.04 1995   0.11   1.67     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      0.96   1.13     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.11                      3.20   0.91     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.44                      5.38   2.06     4.65    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        16      5       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       180      6      114       
  SINCE MAR 1   1197                       991    206      495       
  SINCE JUL 1   5724                      5876   -152     4715       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       42       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       42       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2013.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2013.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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