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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         70    204 PM  86    1940  57     13       48
  MINIMUM         44   1158 PM  13    1899  35      9       33
  AVERAGE         57                        46     11       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.05 1983   0.09   0.03     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.18  -0.06     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      2.42  -1.84     1.03
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      4.60  -2.86     3.84

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                        19    -11       24
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        39    -29       51
  SINCE MAR 1    777                       850    -73     1030
  SINCE JUL 1   5908                      5735    173     6543

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     24           200 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1936


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  3 2015.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2015.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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