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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012


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...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         63    334 PM  86    1960  65     -2       57
  MINIMUM         37    511 AM  26    1927  42     -5       45
  AVERAGE         50                        54     -4       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.04 1955   0.13  -0.13     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      2.47   0.73     2.69
  SINCE MAR 1      5.50                      4.71   0.79     4.94
  SINCE JAN 1      7.48                      6.89   0.59     8.19

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        12      3       14
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       362    -73      344
  SINCE MAR 1    670                      1173   -503     1146
  SINCE JUL 1   4890                      6058  -1168     6088

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         3      9        5
  SINCE MAR 1     44                         4     40        5
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         4     40        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     44           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1910


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2012.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2012.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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