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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         60    351 PM  88    2004  63     -3       52
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  24    1961  40      2       35
  AVERAGE         51                        51      0       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.35 1945   0.12  -0.04     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    2.47                      1.61   0.86     1.67
  SINCE MAR 1      4.77                      3.85   0.92     3.92
  SINCE JAN 1      6.75                      6.03   0.72     7.17

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0       21
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       271    -78      194
  SINCE MAR 1    574                      1082   -508      996
  SINCE JUL 1   4794                      5967  -1173     5938

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM
 LOWEST     47           400 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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