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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         69    447 PM  79    1991  59     10       52       
  MINIMUM         31    623 AM  16    2007  36     -5       40       
  AVERAGE         50                        48      2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.99 1946   0.10  -0.09     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.65  -0.64     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.03                      2.89  -0.86     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.36                      5.07   0.29     4.65    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        17     -2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       130     30       61       
  SINCE MAR 1   1171                       941    230      442       
  SINCE JUL 1   5698                      5826   -128     4662       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        89      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2013.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2013.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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