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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         59    453 PM  89    1986  66     -7       80       
  MINIMUM         32    527 AM  23    1934  43    -11       50       
  AVERAGE         46                        54     -8       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.09 1904   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.59                      2.73   5.86     3.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.61                      4.97   5.64     5.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.94                      7.15   6.79     7.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        11      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  489                       385    104      293       
  SINCE MAR 1   1500                      1196    304      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   6027                      6081    -54     4894       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1926                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2013.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2013.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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