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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         74    147 PM  89    2002  62     12       48
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  19    1928  39     20       42
  AVERAGE         67                        51     16       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          2.00 1921   0.10   0.02     0.72
  MONTH TO DATE    2.39                      1.49   0.90     1.63
  SINCE MAR 1      4.69                      3.73   0.96     3.88
  SINCE JAN 1      6.67                      5.91   0.76     7.13

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15       20
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       257    -78      173
  SINCE MAR 1    560                      1068   -508      975
  SINCE JUL 1   4780                      5953  -1173     5917

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         0     12        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         1     43        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         1     43        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     60           900 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        88      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2012.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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