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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


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    256 PM  85    1929  58      8       52
  MINIMUM         50    656 AM  15    2002  35     15       31
  AVERAGE         58                        47     11       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.60 1911   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36     0.13
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      2.60  -0.30     2.38
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      4.78  -0.50     5.63

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                        19    -12       23
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        77    -67       56
  SINCE MAR 1    391                       888   -497      858
  SINCE JUL 1   4611                      5773  -1162     5800

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        0
  SINCE MAR 1     42                         1     41        0
  SINCE JAN 1     42                         1     41        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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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 2012.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT
APRIL  6 2012.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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