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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         57   1253 PM  90    1970  67    -10       65
  MINIMUM         43    325 AM  28    1928  44     -1       37
  AVERAGE         50                        55     -5       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.99 1981   0.13  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.45                      3.13   0.32     3.40
  SINCE MAR 1      5.75                      5.37   0.38     5.65
  SINCE JAN 1      7.73                      7.55   0.18     8.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        10      5       14
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       416    -87      425
  SINCE MAR 1    710                      1227   -517     1227
  SINCE JUL 1   4930                      6112  -1182     6169

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         8      4        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         9     35        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         9     35        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM
 LOWEST     72           100 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      2008
                                             1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2012.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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