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CLIOTM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         71    406 PM  89    1980  64      7       65       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  25    1934  42      7       39       
  AVERAGE         60                        53      7       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.38 1972   0.12   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.65                      2.21  -0.56     8.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.18                      4.45  -2.27    10.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.51                      6.63  -3.12    14.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        13     -8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  347                       338      9      413       
  SINCE MAR 1   1326                      1149    177     1424       
  SINCE JUL 1   6838                      6034    804     5951       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         2      6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         2      6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2014.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2014.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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