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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         67    201 PM  89    1980  65      2       59       
  MINIMUM         45    550 AM  25    1936  42      3       38       
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.09 1948   0.13  -0.13     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.46                      2.34   6.12     3.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.48                      4.58   5.90     5.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.81                      6.76   7.05     7.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  422                       350     72      274       
  SINCE MAR 1   1433                      1161    272      655       
  SINCE JUL 1   5960                      6046    -86     4875       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2013.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2013.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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