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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         87    233 PM  95    1926  67     20       61       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  27    1908  45     17       47       
  AVERAGE         75                        56     19       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1997   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.59                      3.40   5.19     4.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.61                      5.64   4.97     6.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.94                      7.82   6.12     8.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  522                       435     87      358       
  SINCE MAR 1   1533                      1245    288      739       
  SINCE JUL 1   6060                      6130    -70     4959       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        10      2       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        11      1       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        11      1       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         

                                                                     
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    60          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        97      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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