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CDUS43 KDMX 030641 RRA
CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2014


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   1227 PM  86    1940  57     -9       47
  MINIMUM         33    637 AM  13    1899  35     -2       16
  AVERAGE         41                        46     -5       32

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.05 1983   0.09  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.18  -0.17     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.54                      2.42  -1.88     2.46
  SINCE JAN 1      1.87                      4.60  -2.73     5.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        19      5       33
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        39     12       65
  SINCE MAR 1   1030                       850    180     1076
  SINCE JUL 1   6542                      5735    807     5603

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1936


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  3 2014.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2014.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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