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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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    346 PM  89    1931  60      6       53
  MINIMUM         33    456 AM  18    1972  37     -4       47
  AVERAGE         50                        48      2       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 2008   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.75  -0.53     0.91
  SINCE MAR 1      2.52                      2.99  -0.47     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      4.50                      5.17  -0.67     6.41

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        17     -2       15
  MONTH TO DATE   76                       147    -71      118
  SINCE MAR 1    457                       958   -501      920
  SINCE JUL 1   4677                      5843  -1166     5862

 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    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7

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    82           200 AM
 LOWEST     28           200 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1905
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1997

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2012.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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