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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         56    757 PM  86    2004  63     -7       66       
  MINIMUM         39   1008 AM  24    1907  40     -1       36       
  AVERAGE         48                        52     -4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        4.88R         1.56 2008   0.11   4.77      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.45                      1.72   5.73     2.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.47                      3.96   5.51     4.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.80                      6.14   6.66     6.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        14      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  325                       285     40      207       
  SINCE MAR 1   1336                      1096    240      588       
  SINCE JUL 1   5863                      5981   -118     4808       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2013.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2013.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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