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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
158 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         54    831 AM  89    2002  62     -8       74       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  19    1928  39      1       59       
  AVERAGE         47                        51     -4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.00 1921   0.10  -0.07     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.57                      1.49   1.08     2.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.59                      3.73   0.86     4.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.92                      5.91   2.01     6.82    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        15      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       257     27      179       
  SINCE MAR 1   1295                      1068    227      560       
  SINCE JUL 1   5822                      5953   -131     4780       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                    
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        88      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2013.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2013.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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