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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT APR 28 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         56    442 PM  86    1981  66    -10       52
  MINIMUM         44    610 AM  25    1933  44      0       39
  AVERAGE         50                        55     -5       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.84 2002   0.14   0.10      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.44                      3.00   0.44     3.40
  SINCE MAR 1      5.74                      5.24   0.50     5.65
  SINCE JAN 1      7.72                      7.42   0.30     8.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        10      5       19
  MONTH TO DATE  314                       406    -92      411
  SINCE MAR 1    695                      1217   -522     1213
  SINCE JUL 1   4915                      6102  -1187     6155

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         7      5        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         8     36        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         8     36        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           500 AM
 LOWEST     29           900 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1970
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2012.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2012.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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