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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT SUN APR 21 2013


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         48    446 PM  90    1987  64    -16       53       
  MINIMUM         27R   545 AM  27    1953  41    -14       37       
  AVERAGE         38                        53    -15       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.25 1905   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.46                      2.09   6.37     2.79    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.48                      4.33   6.15     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.81                      6.51   7.30     7.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        13     14       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  400                       325     75      236       
  SINCE MAR 1   1411                      1136    275      617       
  SINCE JUL 1   5938                      6021    -83     4837       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2013.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2013.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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