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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT WED APR 24 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         49   1203 AM  86    1960  65    -16       63       
  MINIMUM         33    925 AM  26    1927  42     -9       37       
  AVERAGE         41                        54    -13       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.04 1955   0.13  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.57                      2.47   6.10     3.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.59                      4.71   5.88     5.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.92                      6.89   7.03     7.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        12     12       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  446                       362     84      289       
  SINCE MAR 1   1457                      1173    284      670       
  SINCE JUL 1   5984                      6058    -74     4890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1910                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2013.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2013.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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