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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         58    309 PM  92    1930  60     -2       86       
  MINIMUM         25    558 AM  19    1973  37    -12       51       
  AVERAGE         42                        49     -7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1995   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.96  -0.74     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.52                      3.20  -0.68     3.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.50                      5.38  -0.88     6.41    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        16      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       180    -66      118       
  SINCE MAR 1    495                       991   -496      920       
  SINCE JUL 1   4715                      5876  -1161     5862       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                         1     41        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                         1     41        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2012.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2012.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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