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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
156 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         61    527 PM  95    1926  67     -6       73
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  27    1908  45      2       48
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1997   0.14  -0.14     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    4.05                      3.40   0.65     3.48
  SINCE MAR 1      6.35                      5.64   0.71     5.73
  SINCE JAN 1      8.33                      7.82   0.51     8.98

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        4
  MONTH TO DATE  358                       435    -77      442
  SINCE MAR 1    739                      1245   -506     1244
  SINCE JUL 1   4959                      6130  -1171     6186

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        10      2        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        11     33        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        11     33        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     72           400 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        97      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1966

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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