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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         77    252 PM  88    2003  62     15       69       
  MINIMUM         43    554 AM  22    1950  39      4       51       
  AVERAGE         60                        50     10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          1.54 1960   0.11   0.29     1.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.54                      1.39   1.15     2.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.56                      3.63   0.93     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.89                      5.81   2.08     6.70    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        15    -10        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       242     24      179       
  SINCE MAR 1   1277                      1053    224      560       
  SINCE JUL 1   5804                      5938   -134     4780       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2013.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2013.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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