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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT WED APR 18 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         66    426 PM  86    2004  63      3       53
  MINIMUM         36    354 AM  24    1907  40     -4       31
  AVERAGE         51                        52     -1       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.56 2008   0.11  -0.11     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    2.47                      1.72   0.75     1.71
  SINCE MAR 1      4.77                      3.96   0.81     3.96
  SINCE JAN 1      6.75                      6.14   0.61     7.21

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0       23
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       285    -78      217
  SINCE MAR 1    588                      1096   -508     1019
  SINCE JUL 1   4808                      5981  -1173     5961

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM
 LOWEST     44           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2012.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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