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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         72    510 PM  90    1970  67      5       57       
  MINIMUM         36    434 AM  28    1928  44     -8       43       
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.99 1981   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.59                      3.13   5.46     3.44    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.61                      5.37   5.24     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.94                      7.55   6.39     7.88    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  522                       416    106      329       
  SINCE MAR 1   1533                      1227    306      710       
  SINCE JUL 1   6060                      6112    -52     4930       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         9     -9       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         9     -9       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      2008                    
                                             1958                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2013.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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