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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT THU APR 24 2014

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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         51   1115 PM  86    1960  65    -14       49       
  MINIMUM         42    558 AM  26    1927  42      0       33       
  AVERAGE         47                        54     -7       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          2.04 1955   0.13  -0.03     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      2.47  -0.72     8.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.28                      4.71  -2.43    11.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.61                      6.89  -3.28    14.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        12      6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  378                       362     16      446       
  SINCE MAR 1   1357                      1173    184     1457       
  SINCE JUL 1   6869                      6058    811     5984       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         3      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         4      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         4      4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1910                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2014.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2014.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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