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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         62    419 PM  86    2000  58      4       65
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  18    1982  36      6       25
  AVERAGE         52                        47      5       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1947   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.45  -0.45     0.13
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      2.69  -0.39     2.38
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      4.87  -0.59     5.63

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       13                        18     -5       20
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        95    -72       76
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       906   -502      878
  SINCE JUL 1   4624                      5791  -1167     5820

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    58          1100 PM
 LOWEST     27           500 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        84      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         9      1982

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  6 2012.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT
APRIL  7 2012.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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