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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         55    330 AM  87    1985  63     -8       75       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  19    1983  40     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         45                        52     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.01          1.26 1927   0.12   0.89      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.46                      1.84   6.62     2.46    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.48                      4.08   6.40     4.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.81                      6.26   7.55     6.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        14      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  345                       299     46      210       
  SINCE MAR 1   1356                      1110    246      591       
  SINCE JUL 1   5883                      5995   -112     4811       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       44       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1949                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2013.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2013.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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