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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT SUN APR 7 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         68    513 PM  84    1991  59      9       60       
  MINIMUM         44   1056 PM   9    1982  36      8       32       
  AVERAGE         56                        47      9       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1938   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.55  -0.55      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.79  -0.77     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      4.97   0.38     4.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        18     -9       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       113     32       42       
  SINCE MAR 1   1156                       924    232      423       
  SINCE JUL 1   5683                      5809   -126     4643       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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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 2013.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2013.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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