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CDUS43 KDMX 200633
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         44    405 PM  85    1985  64    -20       72       
  MINIMUM         29   1152 PM  26    1949  41    -12       46       
  AVERAGE         37                        52    -15       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1993   0.12  -0.12     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.46                      1.96   6.50     2.79    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.48                      4.20   6.28     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.81                      6.38   7.43     7.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        13     15        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  373                       312     61      216       
  SINCE MAR 1   1384                      1123    261      597       
  SINCE JUL 1   5911                      6008    -97     4817       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        27      1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2013.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2013.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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