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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         65    113 PM  88    1989  65      0       55       
  MINIMUM         47    720 AM  24    1910  43      4       46       
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.10 2007   0.13  -0.06     1.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.98                      2.60  -0.62     3.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.44                      4.84  -2.40     4.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.60                      7.02  -3.42     7.04    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       374   -100      392       
  SINCE MAR 1   1041                      1185   -144     1371       
  SINCE JUL 1   6172                      6070    102     6884       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         5     -4        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         5     -4        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        23      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2015.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2015.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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