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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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    238 PM  88    1989  66      1       68       
  MINIMUM         48   1242 AM  29    1926  44      4       49       
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1969   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.59                      2.86   5.73     3.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.61                      5.10   5.51     5.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.94                      7.28   6.66     7.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        11     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  496                       396    100      299       
  SINCE MAR 1   1507                      1207    300      680       
  SINCE JUL 1   6034                      6092    -58     4900       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         7     -7       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         7     -7       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         

                                                                     
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    72           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1933                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2013.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2013.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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