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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         53    436 PM  88    1989  65    -12       79       
  MINIMUM         28    542 AM  24    1910  43    -15       43       
  AVERAGE         41                        54    -13       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.10 2007   0.13  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.59                      2.60   5.99     3.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.61                      4.84   5.77     5.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.94                      7.02   6.92     7.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        12     12        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  470                       374     96      293       
  SINCE MAR 1   1481                      1185    296      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   6008                      6070    -62     4894       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        23      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2013.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2013.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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