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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         51    310 PM  88    2006  61    -10       54       
  MINIMUM         31    553 AM  20    1950  39     -8       46       
  AVERAGE         41                        50     -9       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.92 1981   0.11  -0.11     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.14                      1.28   0.86     0.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.16                      3.52   0.64     3.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.49                      5.70   1.79     5.27    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        15      9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  261                       227     34      174       
  SINCE MAR 1   1272                      1038    234      555       
  SINCE JUL 1   5799                      5923   -124     4775       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        22      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2013.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2013.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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