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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
158 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         62    510 PM  88    1930  61      1       68
  MINIMUM         28    522 AM  19    1940  38    -10       35
  AVERAGE         45                        50     -5       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1912   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      1.17  -0.95     0.91
  SINCE MAR 1      2.52                      3.41  -0.89     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      4.50                      5.59  -1.09     6.41

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                        16      4       13
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       212    -53      140
  SINCE MAR 1    540                      1023   -483      942
  SINCE JUL 1   4760                      5908  -1148     5884

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        5
  SINCE MAR 1     42                         1     41        5
  SINCE JAN 1     42                         1     41        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


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    85           600 AM
 LOWEST     29           100 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 13 2012.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT
APRIL 14 2012.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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