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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
223 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         49    558 PM  88    2004  63    -14       60       
  MINIMUM         32    557 AM  24    1961  40     -8       42       
  AVERAGE         41                        51    -10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.35 1945   0.12  -0.12     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.57                      1.61   0.96     2.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.59                      3.85   0.74     4.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.92                      6.03   1.89     6.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        14     10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       271     37      193       
  SINCE MAR 1   1319                      1082    237      574       
  SINCE JUL 1   5846                      5967   -121     4794       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2013.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2013.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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