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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT WED APR 4 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         39   1131 AM  86    2011  58    -19       54
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM  11    1936  35    -12       49
  AVERAGE         31                        46    -15       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.24 1957   0.09  -0.01     0.49
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.27  -0.19     0.55
  SINCE MAR 1      2.44                      2.51  -0.07     3.75
  SINCE JAN 1      4.99                      4.69   0.30     5.34

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        19     15       13
  MONTH TO DATE  112                        58     54       47
  SINCE MAR 1    968                       869     99      774
  SINCE JUL 1   5661                      5754    -93     4581

 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     72           800 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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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 2018.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2018.........SUNRISE   646 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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