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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT MON APR 21 2014


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         82    227 PM  90    1987  64     18       48
  MINIMUM         54    531 AM  27    2013  41     13       27
                                      1953
  AVERAGE         68                        53     15       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.25 1905   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      2.09  -0.60     8.45
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      4.33  -2.31    10.91
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      6.51  -3.16    14.37

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13       27
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       325     17      400
  SINCE MAR 1   1321                      1136    185     1411
  SINCE JUL 1   6833                      6021    812     5938

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         1      7        0
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         1      7        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64           500 AM
 LOWEST     30           100 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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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 2014.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2014.........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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