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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
203 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         68    301 PM  88    1989  66      2       55
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  29    1926  44      5       45
  AVERAGE         59                        55      4       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1969   0.13  -0.13     0.41
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      2.86   0.34     3.40
  SINCE MAR 1      5.50                      5.10   0.40     5.65
  SINCE JAN 1      7.48                      7.28   0.20     8.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                        11     -5       15
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       396    -97      392
  SINCE MAR 1    680                      1207   -527     1194
  SINCE JUL 1   4900                      6092  -1192     6136

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         6      6        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         7     37        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         7     37        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


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    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     31           500 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1981
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1933


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2012.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
APRIL 28 2012.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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