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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
141 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2018

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40   1200 AM  84    1991  59    -19       56       
  MINIMUM         17   1159 PM   9    1982  36    -19       34       
  AVERAGE         29                        47    -18       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1938   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.55  -0.47     1.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.44                      2.79  -0.35     5.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.99                      4.97   0.02     6.73    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        18     18       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       113     96      100       
  SINCE MAR 1   1065                       924    141      827       
  SINCE JUL 1   5758                      5809    -51     4634       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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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 2018.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2018.........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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