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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT SAT APR 6 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         61    440 PM  86    2000  58      3       62       
  MINIMUM         29    554 AM  18    1982  36     -7       42       
  AVERAGE         45                        47     -2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1947   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.45  -0.45      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.69  -0.67     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      4.87   0.48     4.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                        95     41       23       
  SINCE MAR 1   1147                       906    241      404       
  SINCE JUL 1   5674                      5791   -117     4624       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        84      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         9      1982                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2013.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2013.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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