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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         66    341 PM  85    1929  58      8       42       
  MINIMUM         22    159 AM  15    2002  35    -13       31       
  AVERAGE         44                        47     -3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1911   0.09  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.36  -0.23     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.59                      2.60  -2.01     1.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      4.78  -3.03     4.01    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        19      2       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        77    -20      102       
  SINCE MAR 1    824                       888    -64     1081       
  SINCE JUL 1   5955                      5773    182     6594       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1982                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2015.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2015.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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