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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                              
137 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         60    212 PM  89    1980  64     -4       71       
  MINIMUM         33    540 AM  25    1934  42     -9       49       
  AVERAGE         47                        53     -6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.38 1972   0.12  -0.12     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.21  -0.30     1.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.37                      4.45  -2.08     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.53                      6.63  -3.10     5.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        13      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       338   -115      347       
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1149   -159     1326       
  SINCE JUL 1   6121                      6034     87     6839       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         2     -1        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2015.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2015.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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