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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         47    421 PM  86    1940  57    -10       85       
  MINIMUM         16    525 AM  13    1899  35    -19       52       
  AVERAGE         32                        46    -14       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1983   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.42  -0.40     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      4.60   0.75     4.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        19     14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        39     26        0       
  SINCE MAR 1   1076                       850    226      381       
  SINCE JUL 1   5603                      5735   -132     4601       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       42       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       42       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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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 2013.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2013.........SUNRISE   648 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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