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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         85    357 PM  86    1940  57     28       63
  MINIMUM         52    644 AM  13    1899  35     17       33
  AVERAGE         69                        46     23       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1983   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      2.42  -0.12     2.25
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      4.60  -0.32     5.50

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        19    -19       17
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        39    -39       33
  SINCE MAR 1    381                       850   -469      835
  SINCE JUL 1   4601                      5735  -1134     5777

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        0
  SINCE MAR 1     42                         1     41        0
  SINCE JAN 1     42                         1     41        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM
 LOWEST     48           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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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 2012.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2012.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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