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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
228 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         69    347 PM  88    2003  62      7       69
  MINIMUM         51    508 AM  22    1950  39     12       47
  AVERAGE         60                        50     10       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.43          1.54 1960   0.11   1.32     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.27                      1.39   0.88     0.91
  SINCE MAR 1      4.57                      3.63   0.94     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      6.55                      5.81   0.74     6.41

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                        15    -10        7
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       242    -63      153
  SINCE MAR 1    560                      1053   -493      955
  SINCE JUL 1   4780                      5938  -1158     5897

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM
 LOWEST     73           300 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 15 2012.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT
APRIL 16 2012.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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