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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         52    613 PM  79    1991  59     -7       57
  MINIMUM         40   1157 PM  16    2007  36      4       36
  AVERAGE         46                        48     -2       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.22          0.99 1946   0.10   0.12     0.78
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.65  -0.43     0.91
  SINCE MAR 1      2.52                      2.89  -0.37     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      4.50                      5.07  -0.57     6.41

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       18
  MONTH TO DATE   61                       130    -69      103
  SINCE MAR 1    442                       941   -499      905
  SINCE JUL 1   4662                      5826  -1164     5847

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM
 LOWEST     65           600 AM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        89      1931
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1972

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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