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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         73    124 PM  86    2011  58     15       86
  MINIMUM         51    349 AM  11    1936  35     16       44
  AVERAGE         62                        46     16       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1957   0.09  -0.09     0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.27  -0.27     0.13
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      2.51  -0.21     2.38
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      4.69  -0.41     5.63

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                        19    -16        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        58    -55       33
  SINCE MAR 1    384                       869   -485      835
  SINCE JUL 1   4604                      5754  -1150     5777

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM
 LOWEST     53           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        85      1929
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        15      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2012.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2012.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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