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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         54    240 AM  88    2006  61     -7       72
  MINIMUM         46    723 AM  20    1950  39      7       45
  AVERAGE         50                        50      0       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.62          1.92 1981   0.11   0.51     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.28  -0.44     0.91
  SINCE MAR 1      3.14                      3.52  -0.38     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      5.12                      5.70  -0.58     6.41

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        15      0        6
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       227    -53      146
  SINCE MAR 1    555                      1038   -483      948
  SINCE JUL 1   4775                      5923  -1148     5890

 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM
 LOWEST     41          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        22      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2012.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2012.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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