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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         41    333 PM  88    1930  61    -20       62       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  19    1940  38     -3       28       
  AVERAGE         38                        50    -12       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.82 1912   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.14                      1.17   0.97     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.16                      3.41   0.75     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.49                      5.59   1.90     4.65    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        16     11       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       212     25      159       
  SINCE MAR 1   1248                      1023    225      540       
  SINCE JUL 1   5775                      5908   -133     4760       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       42       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       42       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2013.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2013.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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