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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         59    242 PM  89    1980  65     -6       50
  MINIMUM         38   1018 PM  25    1936  42     -4       43
  AVERAGE         49                        53     -4       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.09 1948   0.13   0.20     0.20
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      2.34   0.86     2.67
  SINCE MAR 1      5.50                      4.58   0.92     4.92
  SINCE JAN 1      7.48                      6.76   0.72     8.17

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        12      4       18
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       350    -76      330
  SINCE MAR 1    655                      1161   -506     1132
  SINCE JUL 1   4875                      6046  -1171     6074

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         2     10        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         3     41        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         3     41        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     35           500 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1927


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2012.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2012.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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