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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
255 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         50    202 AM  86    2011  58     -8       45       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  11    1936  35     -8       39       
  AVERAGE         39                        46     -7       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.24 1957   0.09  -0.08     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.27  -0.14     0.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.59                      2.51  -1.92     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      4.69  -2.94     4.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        19      7       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        58    -22       74       
  SINCE MAR 1    803                       869    -66     1053       
  SINCE JUL 1   5934                      5754    180     6566       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        85      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        15      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2015.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2015.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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