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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT MON APR 22 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         65    401 PM  89    1980  64      1       54       
  MINIMUM         39    141 AM  25    1934  42     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         52                        53     -1       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1972   0.12  -0.12     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.46                      2.21   6.25     2.86    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.48                      4.45   6.03     5.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.81                      6.63   7.18     7.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        13      0       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  413                       338     75      258       
  SINCE MAR 1   1424                      1149    275      639       
  SINCE JUL 1   5951                      6034    -83     4859       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2013.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2013.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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