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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT THU APR 26 2018


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         66    351 PM  89    1986  66      0       76       
  MINIMUM         42   1152 PM  23    1934  43     -1       55       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.09 1904   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      2.73  -2.26     3.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.83                      4.97  -2.14     6.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      7.15  -1.77     7.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        11      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  594                       385    209      215       
  SINCE MAR 1   1450                      1196    254      942       
  SINCE JUL 1   6143                      6081     62     4749       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
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    70           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1926                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2018.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2018.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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