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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT THU APR 19 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         75    333 PM  87    1985  63     12       46
  MINIMUM         48    527 AM  19    1983  40      8       41
  AVERAGE         62                        52     10       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.26 1927   0.12  -0.12     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    2.47                      1.84   0.63     1.74
  SINCE MAR 1      4.77                      4.08   0.69     3.99
  SINCE JAN 1      6.75                      6.26   0.49     7.24

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                        14    -11       21
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       299    -89      238
  SINCE MAR 1    591                      1110   -519     1040
  SINCE JUL 1   4811                      5995  -1184     5982

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM
 LOWEST     46           300 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1949


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2012.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2012.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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