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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         60    114 PM  84    1991  59      1       62       
  MINIMUM         48   1202 AM   9    1982  36     12       37       
  AVERAGE         54                        47      7       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.62 1938   0.10  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.55  -0.40     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.61                      2.79  -2.18     1.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      4.97  -3.20     4.01    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        18     -7       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                       113    -36      142       
  SINCE MAR 1    844                       924    -80     1121       
  SINCE JUL 1   5975                      5809    166     6634       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      2007                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2015.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2015.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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