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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
157 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         63    457 PM  85    1929  58      5       66       
  MINIMUM         25    615 AM  15    2002  35    -10       50       
  AVERAGE         44                        47     -3       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1911   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.36  -0.36      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.60  -0.58     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      4.78   0.57     4.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        19      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        77     39       10       
  SINCE MAR 1   1127                       888    239      391       
  SINCE JUL 1   5654                      5773   -119     4611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                     
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    79          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1982                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2013.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2013.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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