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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         54    531 PM  89    1980  64    -10       52
  MINIMUM         32    454 AM  25    1934  42    -10       32
  AVERAGE         43                        53    -10       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.38 1972   0.12  -0.05     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      2.21   0.66     2.47
  SINCE MAR 1      5.17                      4.45   0.72     4.72
  SINCE JAN 1      7.15                      6.63   0.52     7.97

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        13      9       23
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       338    -80      312
  SINCE MAR 1    639                      1149   -510     1114
  SINCE JUL 1   4859                      6034  -1175     6056

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         1     11        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         2     42        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         2     42        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1936


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2012.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2012.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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