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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         42    317 PM  87    2010  57    -15       84       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM  12    1899  34    -11       58       
  AVERAGE         33                        45    -12       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1967   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.33  -0.31     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      4.51   0.84     4.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        20     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        20     12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1   1043                       831    212      381       
  SINCE JUL 1   5570                      5716   -146     4601       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       38       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       38       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        86      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        13      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2013.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2013.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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