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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         45    927 AM  89    1930  61    -16       55       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  20    1973  38     -2       24       
  AVERAGE         41                        49     -8       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.43 1970   0.10  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.14                      1.06   1.08     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.16                      3.30   0.86     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.49                      5.48   2.01     4.65    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        16      8       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       196     14      139       
  SINCE MAR 1   1221                      1007    214      520       
  SINCE JUL 1   5748                      5892   -144     4740       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2013.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2013.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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