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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         72    357 PM  85    1985  64      8       41
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  26    1949  41      5       35
  AVERAGE         59                        52      7       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.93 1993   0.12   0.21     0.66
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      1.96   0.84     2.40
  SINCE MAR 1      5.10                      4.20   0.90     4.65
  SINCE JAN 1      7.08                      6.38   0.70     7.90

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                        13     -7       27
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       312    -96      265
  SINCE MAR 1    597                      1123   -526     1067
  SINCE JUL 1   4817                      6008  -1191     6009

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 PM
 LOWEST     53           400 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        27      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2012.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2012.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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