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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         80    524 PM  89    1986  66     14       53
  MINIMUM         50    531 AM  23    1934  43      7       47
  AVERAGE         65                        54     11       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.09 1904   0.13  -0.13     0.30
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      2.73   0.47     2.99
  SINCE MAR 1      5.50                      4.97   0.53     5.24
  SINCE JAN 1      7.48                      7.15   0.33     8.49

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       15
  MONTH TO DATE  293                       385    -92      377
  SINCE MAR 1    674                      1196   -522     1179
  SINCE JUL 1   4894                      6081  -1187     6121

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         5      7        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         6     38        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         6     38        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


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    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     53          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1926


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2012.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2012.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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