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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         78    142 PM  85    1905  60     18       72
  MINIMUM         38   1014 PM  18    1997  37      1       28
  AVERAGE         58                        48     10       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.63 1978   0.10   0.25     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.85  -0.27     0.19
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      3.09  -2.05     1.21
  SINCE JAN 1      2.20                      5.27  -3.07     4.02

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                        17    -10       15
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       164    -50      189
  SINCE MAR 1    881                       975    -94     1168
  SINCE JUL 1   6012                      5860    152     6681

 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    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     60           200 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        92      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        19      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 10 2015.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
APRIL 11 2015.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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